Back a House for Kamalawathi

Back a House for Kamalawathi

Kamalawathi and her family live in a temporary house with a tin roof and no toilet.   When they need to go, they head to the forest next to their home. They’ve been living this way for a long time.  She’s forty-two. Her two older sons are grown and have...
Back a House for Seumini

Back a House for Seumini

Seumini Nisansala and her husband Ruwan don’t have a proper home. They’re living under a tin roof in a temporary shelter, and when they need to use the toilet, they head to the jungle, just next to where they stay. That’s their everyday. Seumini and...
Back a House for Thanusa 

Back a House for Thanusa 

Thanusa’s family doesn’t have a real home. They’re in a makeshift shelter with a tin roof.   And right now, in the Sri Lankan heat, staying inside during the day is almost impossible. But if the rains come, water gets in. And everything gets wet.  ...
Back a House for Nithila 

Back a House for Nithila 

Nithila’s family doesn’t have a real home. For 12 years they have been living in a makeshift place. It floods when the rains come. When that happens, there’s no sleeping, no staying inside. The whole family just has to wait it out.   In the hot season,...
Back a House for Kulamathi

Back a House for Kulamathi

Kulamathi’s family hasn’t had the chance to live in an actual house for over ten years.   Right now, they’re staying in a temporary shed. And it’s not even on their own land. They live on property owned by her husband’s sister. It’s not...