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| Kalutara Convent |
This is the first KASTDA project that supported 164 girls from the Kalutara Convent School, on the west coast of Sri Lanka, who were affected by the Boxing Day Tsunami. Each of these children was given an “Awurudu” gift bag comprising essential school items to coincide with the Sinhala & Tamil New Year, which falls on or around 14th April.
The picture below shows a group of the school children standing outside their school with Sister Rita, the Head of the School. Also in the picture is Upali Meththanada, a founder member of KASTDA. Click the picture to see an enlarged version, or click the link on the right to see other photos from this project. |
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| “Some of those now in greatest need of assistance are the children left orphaned as entire families have been lost.
It is inevitable that, even after a tragedy of this scale, world interest and the focus of the media moves on as people re-build their own lives or face their own problems. That is why it is so important that KASTDA seeks to maintain the focus of attention on the orphaned children of the Tsunami and tries to ensure that not just their present but their future is provided for.” | |
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