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COLOMBO, 28 July 2022 – Nearly one in three parents responding to Save the Children’s survey in June 2022, have noticed negative changes in their children’s behaviour in the last 6 months. Since the ...
In Sri Lanka, government workers including teachers can often be sacked for speaking to the media. “It was a Monday. When I was about to have my lunch, I spotted a child looking at me in a sad way.
As Sri Lanka's economic crisis pushes food prices out of reach, UNICEF is helping malnourished children survive. Thulakshan, 5, eats a small meal outside his house in the village of Devapuram ...
Child nutrition drops in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis Nearly half of Sri Lanka’s children under 5 suffer from nutritional problems. Reuters. Published January 18, 2023 3:45pm EST.
Sri Lanka’s children suffer amid climate change-fuelled floods and disease. Story by Dimuthu Attanayake • 3mo. Turbocharged monsoon floods are intensifying the spread of waterborne diseases in ...
"At least 20% of children get no breakfast and go to school [on an] empty stomach," according to S Visvalingam, President of the Food First Information & Action Network (FIAN), Sri Lanka.
"At least 20% of children get no breakfast and go to school [on an] empty stomach," according to S Visvalingam, President of the Food First Information & Action Network (FIAN), Sri Lanka.