“We have no toilet so there’s no choice. If there’s a need, we dig a hole in the ground.”
Kanmani lives in a small home in Sri Lanka’s East with her husband and 16-year-old son. Her husband does daily wage work, but income is irregular. They borrow or take loans to cover food, bills, and school. They dig a hole to use as a toilet. They keep working so their son can go to school.