Completed in 2025

Following the severe impact of Cyclone Ditwah in late November 2025, many communities across Negombo, Katana, and Kadawatha areas were displaced due to flooded homes, thick mud accumulation, and heavily contaminated water wells. Although many houses were structurally intact, families were unable to return home because wells were unsafe, electricity was unavailable, and cleaning required specialized WASH equipment.

In response, Kansarmen SL Foundation, together with Adoptie Sri Lanka – Belgium, implemented an emergency WASH intervention to clean flood-affected houses and rehabilitate contaminated water wells, enabling displaced families to safely return to their homes with dignity.

B/ Isipathana Kanishta Vidyalaya is located in Thennuge village, Passara town, in the Uva Province, under the Passara Zonal Education Office. The school serves 151 students (74 boys, 77 girls) and is supported by 12 teachers (3 male, 9 female). Students come from low-income families, with parents working as farmers, labourers, and tea pickers. The school faced serious challenges in accessing clean and safe water for daily needs, which affected hygiene and sanitation.

The Rideegama Nagollagama Community Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Project was implemented to address the long-standing lack of access to safe drinking water in the Rideegama area. For many years, community members relied on untreated and contaminated water sources, resulting in frequent waterborne illnesses and serious health concerns. To improve community health and wellbeing, a 5,000-liter-per-day RO water purification plant was installed to provide clean and safe drinking water for daily consumption.

The project was fully funded by World Vision Lanka and implemented by Kansarmen SL Foundation, drawing on its technical expertise and experience in delivering sustainable water solutions for underserved communities.

Kurigngnampitiya Roman Catholic Sinhala Vidyalaya is located in Kalpitiya, under the Puttalam Zonal Education Office in Sri Lanka’s North Western Province. The school serves 425 students (220 boys and 205 girls) and is supported by 21 teachers (4 male, 17 female). Most students come from lagoon-fishing and estate labour families. For many years, the school struggled without access to safe drinking water and with severely deteriorated washroom facilities. Students were forced to bring small bottles of water from home, and poor sanitation conditions led to frequent absenteeism, particularly among girls during menstruation. The school’s only well produced brackish water unsuitable for drinking, creating an unsafe and unhealthy learning environment.

KN/Valaippadu Roman Catholic Tamil School is a rural school that faced long-standing challenges related to water scarcity and inadequate sanitation facilities, which negatively affected students’ hygiene, health, and learning environment. To address these issues, Kansarmen SL Foundation, in partnership with World Vision and local stakeholders, implemented a comprehensive water and sanitation upgrade aimed at restoring existing infrastructure and establishing a reliable and sustainable water distribution system for the school community.

BA/Eladaluwa Tamil Vidyalaya is located in the Eladaluwa Estate of Hali-Ela, under the Badulla Zonal Education Office in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka. The school serves 44 students (24 boys and 20 girls) from Grades 1–5 and is supported by 8 teachers (1 male, 7 female). The school caters to a marginalized Tamil tea estate community, where families work as plantation labourers and face severe economic hardship and long-standing neglect in access to essential services. For many years, the school had no accessible and safe water supply, forcing families to purchase water from nearby shops while relying on an unsafe and deteriorated estate water source. Poor sanitation facilities, particularly affecting girls during menstruation, negatively impacted students’ health, dignity, and school attendance.

B/ Isipathana Kanishta Vidyalaya is located in Thennuge village, Passara town, in the Uva Province, under the Passara Zonal Education Office. The school serves 151 students (74 boys, 77 girls) and is supported by 12 teachers (3 male, 9 female). Students come from low-income families, with parents working as farmers, labourers, and tea pickers. The school faced serious challenges in accessing clean and safe water for daily needs, which affected hygiene and sanitation.

Hadunuwewa Central College is a rural school located in the Kothmale area of the Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province. The school serves a total of 646 students, including 272 male and 237 female secondary students and 137 primary students, and is supported by 48 teachers (22 male, 26 female). Most students come from families working in nearby tea estates and living under difficult economic conditions with limited access to basic services. For nearly 28 years, the school struggled with a severely deteriorated water system, leaving students and staff without reliable access to clean water. The broken pipelines and non-functioning wash facilities negatively affected hygiene, learning conditions, and the dignity of students, particularly girls.

Kalapuwanam Tamil Maha Vidyalayam is a rural and underserved school located in Meddekumbura village, under the Kothmale Zonal Education Office in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province. The school serves 263 students (131 boys and 132 girls) and is supported by 14 teachers (5 male, 9 female). In addition, 36 surrounding community families depend on the school’s water facility for their daily water needs. For many years, both the school and the community faced serious challenges due to inadequate access to clean water for drinking, sanitation, and handwashing, which negatively affected hygiene practices and the overall learning environment.

Kurigngnampitiya Roman Catholic Sinhala Vidyalaya is located in Kalpitiya, under the Puttalam Zonal Education Office in Sri Lanka’s North Western Province. The school serves 425 students (220 boys and 205 girls) and is supported by 21 teachers (4 male, 17 female), most of whom come from lagoon-fishing and estate labour families. For many years, the school lacked access to safe drinking water, forcing students to carry small bottles of water from home. The school’s only well produced brackish water unsuitable for consumption, posing health risks and affecting students’ attendance, wellbeing, and learning environment.

Kaipugala Tamil Maha Vidyalayam is a rural and underserved school located in the plantation community of Punduloya, under the Kothmale Zonal Education Office in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province. The school provides education to 220 students (107 boys and 113 girls) and is supported by 16 teachers (1 male, 15 female). Most students come from economically disadvantaged families, with parents working primarily as estate labourers and daily wage earners. Due to the hilly terrain and scattered settlements, the school faced long-standing difficulties in accessing clean and sufficient water, which negatively impacted hygiene, sanitation, and the overall wellbeing of students.

WP/NG Katunayake Maha Vidyalaya, one of the oldest schools in the region, had fallen into neglect, with student numbers dropping to just 20 by 2020. Thanks to the principal’s efforts, it has now revived to 131 students, many from marginalized families. However, the school still faces critical challenges in infrastructure, resources, and child protection. This project supports the school’s revival by restoring safe facilities and providing children with the opportunity to learn in dignity.

CP/KOT/Rambodagama Primary School is a rural and disadvantaged school located in Rambodagama village, within the Kotmale Education Zone of the Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. The school accommodates children from Grade 1 to 5, most of whom come from low-income families of farmers and daily wage labourers. Socioeconomic conditions in the area are poor, and prior to the project, students faced serious challenges due to inadequate water and sanitation facilities, affecting their health and hygiene.

Upplawatta Vidyalaya is a rural and underprivileged school serving 234 children from Grade 1 to 11 (111 male, 123 female) and 20 teachers (2 male, 18 female) from low-income families. In addition, 70 families from the nearby village (around 280 community members) benefit from the newly established water and sanitation facilities. The school is located in Upplawatta village, far from Anamaduwa town in the Anamaduwa Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, North Western Province. Most parents work as farmers or daily wage laborers, facing ongoing hardships in ensuring clean water and sanitation for their children.

St. Silvester Sinhala School is a small rural school located in Eththukala village, near the town of Negombo in the Negombo Divisional Secretariat of Gampaha District, Western Province. The school has 64 students (34 boys and 30 girls) from Grades 2 to 11, supported by 10 teachers (2 male and 8 female). The surrounding community is made up of low-income families, with most parents working as fishermen or daily wage laborers.

The school faced long-standing challenges with water access and sanitation. Its toilet facilities, urinals, and handwashing stations were outdated and damaged, with broken fittings and no proper water storage or reliable pumping system. This created health risks and severely limited access to proper hygiene—particularly for female students due to the lack of an adequate Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) system.

Thoranakada Dharmaraja Vidyalaya is a rural school located in Ahaliyagoda, Rathnapura District, in Sri Lanka’s Sabaragamuwa Province. The school serves children from families of tea estate workers and daily wage laborers who face severe economic hardships. Lack of a safe and reliable water system had been a long-standing issue, directly impacting the health, hygiene, and overall learning environment of the students. Ensuring improved access to water and sanitation facilities was critical to safeguarding student well-being and enabling uninterrupted education.

Ihalagalagama Vidyalaya, located in the Viharawela GN Division (278/A) in the Imbulpe Divisional Secretariat of Rathnapura District, serves around 400 children with the support of 20 teachers. Most parents are farmers, tea pluckers, and daily wage laborers. The school had inadequate sanitation facilities and lacked proper water infrastructure.

CP/KOT/Deepaloka Maha Vidyalaya is a large and underserved school in Beramanna village, far from Bogahawatta town, within the Kotmale Divisional Secretariat of Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It serves 518 students (235 boys and 283 girls) and is supported by 35 teachers (5 male and 30 female). Most families rely on farming and daily wage labour for their livelihoods. Despite being a major school in the region, it faced serious water supply and sanitation challenges due to outdated infrastructure, insufficient storage capacity, and long-distance piping without adequate protection. The sanitation facilities were also inadequate, particularly for male students, teachers, and children with special needs.

CP/KOT/Mahaweli Primary School is a small, underprivileged school located in Beramanna village, far from Bogahawatta town, within the Kotmale Divisional Secretariat of Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It serves 146 students and is supported by 7 teachers. The children come from low-income families, mainly farmers and daily wage labourers living in nearby tea estates and small farms. For years, the school and surrounding community suffered from an unreliable and unsafe water supply, affecting hygiene, sanitation, and the learning environment. Although a well existed on-site, the lack of a proper pumping and storage system meant consistent access to clean water was not possible.

To commemorate World Environment Day on June 5th, Kansarmen SL Foundation, together with the University of Kelaniya, implemented a large-scale tree planting initiative in Puttalam District and Jayasirigama with the aim of promoting water conservation, protecting ecosystems, and enhancing the natural environment.

The Thonigala Cultural Center, located in Anamaduwa, North Western Province, serves as a multipurpose hub benefiting over 10,000 community members, including children, pregnant mothers, and adults who attend various educational and cultural activities. The facility had long faced water and sanitation issues due to damaged tanks and poorly maintained latrines.

WP/Minu/Wewaldeniya Maha Vidyalaya is a school located in Wewaldeniya village, under the GS Division 20B Wewaldeniya in the Mirigama Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. It serves 283 students (157 boys and 126 girls) from Grade 1 upwards and is supported by 32 teachers (2 male and 30 female). Most parents in the area work as daily labourers, and the school previously struggled with inadequate and outdated water and sanitation facilities, impacting hygiene and overall health conditions.

Veerapuram Manivasakar Maha Vidyalayam is located in Chettikulam town in the Northern Province and serves 322 students (162 boys and 160 girls) supported by 31 teachers (10 male and 21 female). Most students come from low-income families, with parents working as laborers and farmers. The school previously suffered from poor sanitation and unreliable water supply, creating daily difficulties for students and staff.

B/ Isipathana Kanishta Vidyalaya is located in Thennuge village, Passara town, in the Uva Province, under the Passara Zonal Education Office. The school serves 151 students (74 boys, 77 girls) and is supported by 12 teachers (3 male, 9 female). Students come from low-income families, with parents working as farmers, labourers, and tea pickers. The school faced serious challenges in accessing clean and safe water for daily needs, which affected hygiene and sanitation.