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 Indumini

Back a House for Indumini

Indumini is nineteen years old and six months pregnant.   She and her husband live in a tin-sheet house where the water runs inside every time it rains. There’s no dry corner to wait it out in. That’s the home she’s about to bring a baby into.  To...
Back a House for Dilani

Back a House for Dilani

Dilani’s home is covered with just some temporary sheets. When the rain comes in, the water comes with it. And when the weather turns, the gaps in the walls and the loose covering opens up to let snakes inside.   This is where Dilani and her husband are raising...
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.  ...