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Gajendrakumar - a very pleasant differently abled young man who makes a living by selling lottery tickets. He supports his sister to raise her 3 kids with the little money that he earns.
May. 25, 2010
Koshika's old home - part of the roof was blown away recently after the heavy rains. They are very grateful to everyone who helped them.
Dec. 15, 2008
Koshika's new home.
Nov. 17, 2008
Koshika and her husband stand in front of their old house. They eagerly wait for construction to finish on the new one
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Koshika and her family.
Construction is going well.
Y's Men's Club of Young Moratuwa donating electrical wiring items.
Nov. 15, 2008
Chandini stands in front of her partly built house.
With broom sales going well, Chandini has managed to save enough money to finish her half-built house. We gave her some old window frames, an old door and some roofing sheets which we got from a demolished house. Her son-in-law did a great job to make the door and windows look like new!!
We also gave Chandini Rs 19,000/- (US$ 190) from the Magelanka account to buy timber for the roof.
Sept. 24, 2008 - Meeting President of Sri Lanka and other Sri Lankan officials
MagéLanka representatives Yasmin and Eshanthi got a chance to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit to New York for the United Nations head of state meeting. They talked to President Rajapaksa and other Sri Lankan officials about the project.
Photos courtesy of Udaya Weerasinghe
President Rajapaksa stands with Yasmin and Eshanthi, and other MagéLanka supporters during an event in New York.
Yasmin and Eshanthi talk to President Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka United Nations Ambassador Palihakkara about MagéLanka, and give them copies of Lets Sing and Give Them Joy.
Yasmin and Eshanthi talk to Sri Lanka Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition Nimal Siripala de Silva, also chairman of the World Health Organization's Executive Board.