by admin | Aug 28, 2026 | Back a Family, Badulla - Back a Family
“It’s a struggle, but we never let it stop the children’s education. We cut back wherever we could.” Renuka lives in Anuradapura with her husband and three kids. Money isn’t steady since her husband’s work varies, so she started a flower...
by admin | Aug 28, 2026 | Back a Family, Badulla - Back a Family
“I never know what’ll happen to me. I can collapse at any time because of my condition, so I can’t find any work.” Nirosha lives with her husband and 5 year-old son, managing a condition that drops her potassium without warning and lands her in hospital. Her...
by admin | Aug 20, 2026 | Back a Family, Badulla - Back a Family
“There are days when we miss two or even all three meals. But I never tell the children. I carry that alone.” Sugandika and her husband are raising three sons, relying on whatever daily labour he can find. When work dries up, they struggle to eat, but she...
by admin | May 20, 2026 | Back a Family, Badulla - Back a Family
“My daughter was selected and needed things for campus but we couldn’t buy them for her. I cried that day.” Thilakawathi and her husband are raising three kids on unpredictable casual work, and some days food runs short. She’s completed...
by admin | Aug 20, 2026 | Back a Family, Badulla - Back a Family
“Even when I work as hard as I can, it still falls short. That’s just how it has been.” Ramani and her husband piece together income through tailoring, farming, and day labour in Anuradapura. Her priority is the children’s education. But their...
by admin | May 20, 2026 | Back a Family, Badulla - Back a Family
“Some days we get by on one meal. I borrow, I work, I pay it back, then I borrow again.” Nisansala’s raising her 16-year-old alone, managing farming and day labour while her child sits for the O/L exams. Some days they’re down to one meal....
