Sri Lanka has South Asia’s second highest rate of severe acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF, and nearly one in six children here suffer from chronic wasting. In 2022, severe inflation and economic collapse resulted in crisis-level hunger across this nation of 22 million people, as food prices rose by almost 100 percent.
BGR partner Child Action Lanka (CAL) offers nutritional and educational support out of child-development centers serving impoverished families. This project supports a meal program serving 250 preschool-age children, a breakfast program for 30 children with special needs, and essential school supplies for 325 children at risk of expulsion or dropping out of school because of a lack of these necessities. This year’s project also provides educational support and daily meals for 10 children residing at CAL’s Shelter Home for street-connected and displaced children.
This project is co-sponsored by BGR’s European sister organization, Mitgefühl in Aktion (MiA).
Sri Lanka has South Asia’s second highest rate of severe acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF, and nearly one in six children here suffer from chronic wasting. In 2022, severe inflation and economic collapse resulted in crisis-level hunger across this nation of 22 million people, as food prices rose by almost 100 percent.
BGR partner Child Action Lanka (CAL) offers nutritional and educational support out of child-development centers serving impoverished families. This project supports a meal program serving 250 preschool-age children, a breakfast program for 30 children with special needs, and essential school supplies for 325 children at risk of expulsion or dropping out of school because of a lack of these necessities. This year’s project also provides educational support and daily meals for 10 children residing at CAL’s Shelter Home for street-connected and displaced children.
This project is co-sponsored by BGR’s European sister organization, Mitgefühl in Aktion (MiA).
