Mannar Project, Sri Lanka

See the progress you helped make happen in your sponsored community

Your life-changing impact

When the project started in 2001, this remote rural community in Sri Lanka was facing many challenges. Civil conflict caused families to flee, damaged livelihoods and made it difficult to access healthcare and education. Many families struggled to earn enough income to meet their children’s needs.   

Thanks to your support, children in the Mannar community have improved access to quality education, sanitation, healthcare and nutritious food. Families now have skills and opportunities to earn reliable incomes and invest in their children’s future. This would not have been possible without the generosity of child sponsors like you. 

 

Disclaimer:  The before and after achievements are from World Vision reports and other related government documents. The achievements represent change over various time periods within the program lifecycle when our work to address each specific development challenge took place.  

Together we've achieved so much

Over 4,000 households now have access to clean drinking water

1,340 families now have their own toilets.

Wells, pipelines and other water supply facilities mean families have a reliable supply of clean water close to their homes. 97 percent of households have access to hygienic toilets, up from 8 percent.

Improvements to sanitation and hygiene have reduced the rate of diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases.

Over 19,000 children gained access to medical care

The percentage of underweight children has decreased.

There has been an improvement in child health as families no longer have to travel long distances for medical care. Children were treated for malnutrition and vaccinated, and mothers accessed maternal healthcare. The percentage of underweight children has decreased from 45 percent to 19 percent.

148 community volunteers were trained to provide health advice in villages. 

 

Teachers in 21 schools have been trained

They now know how to apply child-friendly learning methodologies.

Improvements in teacher techniques helped to increase the rate of students passing their exams. Pre-school upgrades and more learning resources increased enrolments. 

Local committees are now raising funds for future school improvements.  The pass rate of students sitting their secondary school exams increased to 73 percent, up from 53 percent.

*Data represents a small sample size of all children targeted by the project. 

 

 

"My dream has come true and my school has become a model school."

- Vicknesway, pre-school teacher