Although we are assured that only a very small ceremony will take place during our visit, we are greeted with a school band and many official speeches. The greetings and ceremonies are very important for the people, they are regarded as reverence and gratitude and are a welcome distraction from everyday life.
The school expansion has turned out great and has now space for 120 schoolchildren. The newly completed toilet building for girls is opened in our presence. We are very pleased – this toilet facility is very well done. In Sri Lanka, sanitary facilities like the ones we have built, are exceptional. It is extremely important to us that the girls have an opportunity to wash and change without being disturbed. (see small projects: WC facilities)