Women’s Development Centre (WDC) Women’s development censtaff were waiting for us when we arrived first thing in the morning to discuss the programmes they are working on and which we are supporting. Suzana and Gill …
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Blog 8 – From Nilaveli to Habarana
First non big walking day today, but we managed to saunter a few kilometres around Kantalle tank, stopping at a roadside food seller for the unique to this region buffalo curd (fresher, richer, thicker and tastier …
Continue readingDay 7 – To Trincomolee via Kokkalai lagoon and sanctuary
Fundraising and trek update The best news today is that I’ve now completed my planned trek across Sri Lanka, achieved over three trips since Easter 2022. I’ve raised over £27,000 so far, with the support …
Continue readingDay 6 – a scuttling cockroach and the places we couldn’t find
We spent ages today trying to find the Puthukkdiyiruppa War Museum and when we eventually did we were told that only locals can go and that they need to obtain special permission to do so. …
Continue readingLess than 6 weeks to go blog:)
Projects Update Since my last last blog 6 weeks’ ago Kate Gale has been to Sri Lanka, volunteered in a village school in Kurunegala doing amazing stuff helping to make a difference to the Manapaha …
Continue readingMore exciting connections – Nov ‘23 update
One of the great raffle prizes for 24 November – Electric Storm Flights now booked for next March for the final stage of my and Gill’s trek across Sri Lanka. £23,363 (77%) of my £30k …
Continue readingI can see clearly now . . . September 2023 Update
I can see clearly now . . . The many hundreds of pairs of spectacles I had shipped out in April this year arrived just a couple of months ago at Colombo Shipping Port. They …
Continue readingMay 2023 update – fundraising and impact
Fundraising After being back for a month from our epic trek from central to north east Sri Lanka, this is an update on some of the outcomes: Impact Suba, teacher in Kirimetiya, distributing the books …
Continue readingThe magic multiplier – educate a woman, educate a community and a generation – from an almost forgotten village in the tea plantation hills
Kirimetiyawatte, abbreviated to Kirimetiya, and even further and affectionately so to Kiri, is a remote village high in the mountains of the central province of Sri Lanka. Whilst only about an hour’s drive from the …
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