STAND, EARN AND LEARN

 “Somedays we don’t have enough to buy food and we skip meals so that the children can keep going to school.”

Kirusalini lives in the North of Sri Lanka and raises her two children with her husband who suffers from kidney disease. Their daughter also needs medical care because she is malnourished. Daily food, medicine, and school are a struggle. But Kirusalini is determined to keep the children in school.

I want my children to grow healthy, but we can’t always afford milk powder.

Jenani from Killinochi, in the North of Sri Lanka, is raising her two little boys alone, after her husband left. They live in a small space at her uncle’s house, and some days even food is hard to find. She struggles with their meals, health, and school.  Her dream is for her boys to have proper meals, medicine, and a steadier start to their lives.

Sutharshini cares for her family of four while battling severe chronic joint pain. With no permanent job, she works tirelessly as a daily wage laborer to keep her children in school. Living in a fragile temporary hut, she struggles every day to provide enough food, clothing, and basic necessities. Your support can bring her family hope, security, and the dignity they desperately need.

Suppamma struggles every day to care for her husband and 22-year-old daughter, who is severely malnourished. Displaced by war, they returned to Kilinochchi in 2011 with nothing, forced to rebuild their lives from scratch. As a wage laborer, she fights tirelessly to provide food, medicine, and basic needs. Your support can give them hope, strength, and the chance to survive and thrive.

Vijayalakshmi holds her family of five together after years of war and displacement. Now back in Kilinochchi, they survive in a temporary hut without a proper home. Her husband suffers from kidney disease and cannot work, leaving her as the sole provider. She struggles to afford food, medical care, and schooling. Your support can bring stability, dignity, and hope

Karthika carries a burden no young girl should bear. After losing her father in the war and her mother to remarriage, she became the sole support for her frail grandmother and three younger siblings. One sister may leave school without supplies, another suffers from painful joint illness. Your sponsorship can bring hope, stability, and a future they desperately need.

My name is Makeswary, and I am the head of my family. My daughter was injured by a bomb during the last war and has a crooked mouth, requiring monthly visits to the clinic. I struggle to afford transportation and medicines for her treatment. I also have an injured hand from the war and cannot do heavy work. My husband died in the war, and it’s difficult to meet our daily food needs. There is space available to raise goats or start a garden, which could help us become self-sufficient.

My name is Valliamma, and I am 76 years old. I have lost three of my children, two in the last war and one to illness. My remaining son is married and does not take care of me. I suffer from an illness and need to visit the clinic every month, but there is no transportation and no steady income. I am unable to meet my daily expenses and medical costs. With some help to generate income, I could live a more stable and dignified life.

My name is Vanisri, and I live with my husband and two children. My husband is a wage earner,but he doesn’thave work every day, and we struggle to meet our basic food needs. Both of ourchildren are studying, but continuing their education is becoming difficult. We live in an unsafehouse with no permanent roof and no doors. However, we have land, and if we could growcrops, we would be able to meet our expenses

My name is Rasaladsumi. My daughter works as a house maid to provide for us, but her income is insufficient and because of my health conditions, I am unable to work. Last year, we tragically lost my son to suicide, which has caused overwhelming stress. We have no access to water, and our situation is dire.

My name is Suntharampal, and I am the head of our family in Theravil. My 85-year-old mother lives with us, and one of my sons lost his leg in a car accident. My husband passed away from cancer, and I work as a daily wage laborer, but there is no steady work. We live in very difficult conditions, with no well to access water and no money for food or medical expenses

My name is Uthayakumari, and I have been living without my husband for 23 years. I have a daughter who suffers from illness and she cannot work. Despite this, I work as a wage labourer, but the income is insufficient. Our home is unsafe and floods when it rains, and we lack basic facilities like a toilet.

My husband, a former carpenter, is unable to work after injuring his spinal cord. As a result, we struggle to meet even our basic food needs. We live in an unsafe house with no water and cannot afford medical treatment for my cancer. We struggle with income for food, medical, or transportation expenses.

My name is Suseela, and my husband is a heart patient who cannot work. I earn a small wage tomeet our daily needs and care for my blind mother, but I cannot afford her medical andtransportation expenses. We have no proper toilet or water facilities and rely on a neighbour forwater. I also suffer from a skin disease, making our situation even more challenging.

My name is Jenthiny, and I have been abandoned by my husband with two children. I work as a wage earner, but there is no work every day, and we live in very difficult conditions with no well and an unsafe house. One of my children faces malnutrition and I struggle to manage that.

My name is Inthurani, and I lost my husband in the final war–nothing has been the same since. My eldest child faces mental illness which requires a lot of care and support and I suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes but can’t afford the medicine to manage it. My two sons are studying, but we struggle to meet their education and food needs. I work as a daily wage earner, but there is no work every day

My name is Kanakampal, and I have two sons and an elderly mother who is ill and requires monthly hospital visits. My husband left me two years after we got married. We struggle to meet daily expenses, including transportation and medical costs, as I work as a wage laborer with no guaranteed work

My name is Kokila, and I was abandoned by my husband. I live alone and suffer from heart disease. I work as a wage labourer, but there is no work every day, and I struggle to meet my medical, food needs and without a well, even accessing water is difficult. I know a livelihood is what will allow me to start a small self-employment venture and support myself

My name is Ladsumi. I live with my husband. Both of us are struggling with health issues. My husband suffers from asthma, and I have arthritis in my knees. We have no means of livelihood and no money for medical expenses, relying only on home remedies. We can’t afford food or do heavy work, and we are deeply worried about the future. If we had a way to earn a living, we would be able to survive and have hope for a better life.

My name is Sripriya. I have a daughter and a son, both in school despite our hardships. My husband was injured in the war, and since we moved here in 2010, life has been tough. We’re very poor, doing wage labour and fishing just to eat. Every day is a battle, and our income barely covers food, let alone our kids’ schooling and other needs.

My name is Rajakumari. My family faces immense hardship. My husband is a wage-earner who struggles to find steady work. I am gravely ill. We have four children who are going to school, but we live in extreme poverty. Every day is a struggle to meet basic needs and education expenses. We endure great hardship, but with support, we could transform our land through cattle rearing, offering hope for a better future.

My name is Santhakumar. I have a daughter and a son, both attending school diligently. My husband works hard as a wage-earner, but finding steady employment is a constant challenge. We have lived in a temporary house since 2012, never feeling secure. My days are filled with managing the household and caring for our children. With a little help we can lift ourselves up and achieve some security.

My husband suffers from heart disease and rheumatism, leaving him unable to work. Our son works tirelessly to provide for our food and medical needs, but it’s never enough. We have two acres of land sitting idle, but we lack the capital to make it productive. Cattle rearing is our only chance for survival, offering the stability we desperately need. We ask for your support to help us rebuild our lives.

Our family is going through tough times. I have three sons; my eldest is married, but my other two sons are battling alcohol addiction and don’t work. We own one acre of land that sits unused because we can’t afford to farm it. My husband works as a labourer, but his earnings aren’t enough. To get by, I take on domestic work, but it’s still not sufficient to meet our daily needs. Our situation is dire, and every day feels like a struggle.

My name is Chandradevi. I have two sons, and my husband battles heart disease. To survive, one of my sons works tirelessly as a labourer to provide us with food. I bear the scars of war, plagued by headaches and struggling with a visual impairment. We rely solely on my son’s income to meet our basic needs and medical expenses. Since we resettled in this village in 2010, every day is a painful reminder of our ongoing hardship.

I am Kanthaiya, and I live with my wife in a temporary home. Age and illness keep us from working, and our children cannot support us. With just 8,000 LKR a month, survival is a daily struggle. Goat rearing can give us the means to stand on our own again.

My name is Aruluxsumi. My husband is a daily wage laborer but struggles to find work each day. I suffer from asthma and have lost sight in one eye. We cannot afford medical care and we struggle to meet basic needs, including education for our children. Your support can bring relief to our family by providing food, medical care, and education.

My name is Vijayamalar. I’m 45, widowed after my husband died in the war, leaving me with four children. I work every day for wages just to put food on the table. Despite remarrying, my second husband also struggles to find steady work. I had to send my 18-year-old son to work, burdened by guilt as he helps support his siblings. Without a stable income, our future feels uncertain and bleak. We desperately need help to give our family a chance to thrive.

My name is Selventhiran. I have two daughters and two sons, all attending school. I work tirelessly in a garment factory, while my husband risks his health collecting and selling honey from the forest. We fish in the pond for additional income. Despite our relentless efforts, we endure profound poverty, battling daily to provide for our children’s education and basic needs, a constant struggle that weighs heavily on our hearts.

My name is Nithiya. My husband struggles to find steady work, and I manage our home while our son goes to school. Since 2015, we have lived in a temporary house, without the security of a permanent home. Every day is filled with uncertainty, and survival is a constant challenge. We dream of stability and a brighter future for our son.