2022 Successes

St. Anthony Primary School – Donations £1,700

St Anthony Primary School which has around 100 students is situated in China Bay in the Trincomalee district. As per the latest poverty index, Trincomalee holds the 9th position in the Poverty Headcount Index among the 25 identified districts in Sri Lanka. Last year was the peak of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka due to the economic calamity in 2021. The cost-of-living crisis impacted many disadvantaged families and many children missed going to school due to this very reason. Essential goods such as milk, eggs, bread, fuel, and energy prices tripled in 2022.

We Invested in the computer centre that was created and developed by SLCF in 2018/2019.

In addition, we provided support to local families of the children who were desperately in need via the school. Our donations covered two purposes:

1. The maintenance of desktop computers and the local Centre as a whole, which is now under the management of the Primary School but serves the community as a whole

2. Essential goods for 30 families (Grams, Eggs, Sugar, Tea, Rice, Dhal).

After a few years of successful use of the facilities that benefited several hundred local students and families, the Computer Facilities needed updating to aid local students to have access to digital learning and thereby minimise digital gaps in education and supporting children’s families to survive day to day living and encourage children to go to school without giving up on their studies.