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Sri Lankan School Support

The Janadirya National Women Development Foundation had made us aware of the following two schools in the Hambantota district in Southern Sri Lanka. We met the principal and teachers of these two schools, and they introduced specifically those children to us, whose lives were changed forever by the tsunami.

Many of the breadwinners of families who live further inland had made the journey to the markets in the coastal cities on December 26, 2004, which was a Sunday and a holiday, and they were surprised and killed by the tsunami, leaving their broken families without income.

We decided to support these children and their families individually, as well as the needs of their schools, i.e. schoolbooks, school uniforms, water supply, since they were poor and under equipped already before the tsunami.

If you are interested in finding out more about these children and if you would like to support them and their schools, please contact info@realmedicinefoundation.org

PALLEMALALA VIDYALAYA SCHOOL, HAMBANTOTA, SRI LANKA

Nuwan Chaturanga Weeratne is a 12-year-old boy. Nuwan’s father died in the tsunami. He now lives with his mother and two brothers; one older, one younger.

Sameera Pradsad Weeraratne is Nuwan’s 10-year-old brother.

Kusum Lakchandi is a 7-year-old girl. Her father was a fisherman, who died in the tsunami. She has two sisters and one brother.

Kusum Lakchandu, a 7-year-old boy, is Kusum Lakchandi’s twin brother.

Sasindu Ushan Malsika is an 8-year-old boy. He lost his mother and sister in the tsunami. He now lives with his father and two brothers.

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Chaturika Warnsinghe is a 9-year-old girl whose mother died in the tsunami. She is now living with her grandmother; she has two sisters and one brother. Her father has become mentally ill with grief.

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Nimesh C. Warnsinghe is Chaturika’s 7-year-old sister.

Madusika Dilruksi is a 9-year-old girl. Her father died in the tsunami. The father’s family now doesn’t accept her and her mother anymore, so they cannot live in the family’s house any longer. Madusika’s mother is unemployed.

Rasika Prabath Weeraratne is a 15-year-old boy. His father was a fisherman and died in the tsunami. He lives with his mother, two sisters and two brothers. The family has no income.

P.M. Sadeesha Dilhani is 15 years old; she lost both parents and her grandmother in the tsunami. She has one brother and one sister, and all three of them now live with their aunt, their father’s sister.

L.G. Umeshika Amali is a 15-year-old girl. Her father is disabled and without work, her mother suffers from heart disease and asthma, her grandmother died in the tsunami. She has three brothers.

G. Nadeeka Sewarandi is 14 years old and now is an orphan. Her mother died in the tsunami, her father had already passed away before. She lives with her grandmother and has one sister.

Wasanthi Priyandorsani is a 13-year-old girl. Her father died in the tsunami. Wasanthi, her mother and brother are now living with the second, 24-year-old brother.

Dinusika Indorangani is an 8-year-old girl. Her father died in the tsunami, she lives with her mother. They have no family income.

K.M. Anuradha Dulmini is an 11-year-old girl. She is an orphan, having lost her mother and father. She and her 8-year-old brother are now living with their 16-year-old sister. They have no income.

Nawin Madusanka is Anuradha’s 8-year-old brother.

Kasun Perera is 10 years old. He has lost his mother. He and his brother are living with their father, who is a fish salesman.

Nadhu Prabath Madusanka is a 10-year-old boy. One of his two sisters died in the tsunami. His father had lost his leg through a crocodile bite before the tsunami.

Sureka Sanjeewani is Nadhu’s 12-year-old sister. Their second sister died in the tsunami.

T.K. Thilini Nadeeshani is 12 years old. Her father had died shortly before the tsunami. She lives with her mother and one brother. They have no income.

J.P. Ruwan Chamasu is a 13-year-old boy who has lost his father. He lives with his mother and one sister. The family has no income.

W.M. Pathum Chamara is 13 years old; he has lost both his parents. He lives with his grandmother.

R.M.A. Kalana Vibusitha is a 12-year-old boy who has lost his father. He has three brothers and one sister. One of his brothers is trying to support the siblings and their mother with occasional small jobs.

K.G. Indunil is 12 years old and has lost his father. He lives with his mother, two brothers and one sister. The family has no income.

K.G. Vintaya Sawwandi is a 12-year-old girl whose father had died of a heart attack. She lives with her mother and one sister.