Back a House for Venilla

Back a House for Venilla

Venilla and her husband once had two daughters. One of them passed away because the family couldn’t find or reach the health care she needed in time. It is a loss no parent should ever have to bear. Today, they are raising their surviving child while carrying that...
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 Susila

Back a House for Susila

Susila looks at her husband and the cobra beside him and says, “this is how we make money.”  His leg is injured now, so it is harder for him to go each day to the road. They don’t have money for the bus, so he walks long distances. She says fewer people are giving...
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...