Schools

For 32 school children from Wewelthalawa the KG/Dehil/Poonugala Tamil Maha Vidyalaya school in Poonugala is 8 km and more away from their home. The road to the school was built by the British in colonial times, but nothing has been done to it since then. It is therefore in a desolate condition and only passable by three-wheeler or motorbike. Even with the three-wheeler, the children need 1 hour to travel from home to school. For the parents of the children (all plantation workers), the costs of Rps 3000.00 (approx. Fr. 16.00) per month are not affordable, and the parents have to take their children out of school again and again.

Haldummulla is a small town in the Badulla district in the province of Uva and has a population of around 48,000. Various hygiene products such as soaps and disinfectants were financed and distributed as part of the “Corona aid” in 2021. The Vipulananda Tamil Maha Vidyalayam school can no longer cope. For this reason, the teachers often have to move their lessons outside. This school is attended by 620 children. Haldummulla is located on the southern slope of the Massif Central, which means it is affected by the east and west monsoons and therefore has many rainy days per year.

Moratuwa is a large suburb of the capital city Colombo. Only the poorest of the poor children visit Roman Catholic School in Koralawella/Moratuwa.