A/ Dharmapala Primary School is located in Thambiyawa Village, Anuradhapura, and serves 98 children from extremely poor and vulnerable families. Many of the students come from small-scale farming and daily-wage households, while some are cared for by grandparents as their parents work far from home or overseas.
Buluwala Primary School in Kurunegala District serves approximately 250 children, mainly from farming and daily-wage families. Before the project, the school had only two inadequate toilets, which became unsafe during rainy periods due to flooding. The school’s well water was also brackish and muddy, forcing children to cross a busy road to access clean water from a neighbouring school.
Soragune School is located in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka, and serves approximately 600 students. The school provides an important educational environment for children from the surrounding community. However, prior to the project, the school faced significant challenges with its water supply, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. Damaged washrooms, broken internal water supply lines, inadequate handwashing facilities, and insufficient water storage created an unsafe and unhygienic environment for students and staff. Female students were particularly affected, as the lack of safe, private, and adequate sanitation facilities created challenges in maintaining proper menstrual hygiene.
Rathnayakepathana Vidyalaya is a small rural school located in the Ragala/Walapane area of Sri Lanka’s Central Province. The school serves 26 students and 4 teachers, mainly from economically vulnerable families. The project was implemented to improve the school’s water supply, sanitation, and hygiene facilities and to create a safer, healthier, and more supportive learning environment for students and teachers.
Webadagama School is a provincial government school located in Damanewela, Ampara District, under the Dehiattakandiya Education Zone in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The school provides education from Grade 1 to Grade 11 and serves 206 students, including 99 boys and 107 girls. Prior to the project, the student and teacher washroom facilities were in poor condition, with damaged toilets, deteriorated doors, inadequate water supply, and unhygienic conditions. These challenges affected students’ and teachers’ health, hygiene, dignity, and the overall learning environment.
Sandamadulla School is a rural government school located in Damanewela, Ampara District, under the Dehiattakandiya Education Zone in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The school provides education from Grade 1 to Grade 13 and serves approximately 388 students. Before the project, the school’s sanitation facilities, particularly the girls’ washroom, were in poor condition, with damaged toilets, inadequate water supply, and insufficient privacy. These challenges affected students’ hygiene, health, dignity, and overall learning environment.
AM/Dehi Henanigala South Vidyalaya is a rural school located in Nawamadagama village under the Dehiattakandiya Zonal Education Office in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The school serves a predominantly farming community where most families depend on small-scale paddy cultivation, chena farming, seasonal agricultural labor, livestock rearing, and government livelihood assistance. Located within Sri Lanka’s dry zone, the community frequently experiences prolonged dry seasons, water scarcity, and limited access to reliable infrastructure. Due to modest household incomes and aging facilities, the school faced significant challenges in providing safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene facilities for its students and staff.
AM/DEHI/Kelegama Child Friendly School is a rural school located in Nawamadagama village under the Dehiattakandiya Zonal Education Office in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The school serves a farming community where most families depend on paddy cultivation, chena farming, seasonal agricultural labor, livestock rearing, and small-scale self-employment for their livelihoods. As the area lies within Sri Lanka’s dry zone, the community frequently experiences prolonged dry seasons and limited access to reliable water sources. Due to financial constraints and inadequate infrastructure, the school faced serious challenges in providing safe water and proper sanitation facilities for its students and staff.
The Drug Prevention and Personal Safety Awareness Program was implemented by Kansarmen SL Foundation (KSLF) on 22 June 2026 with the generous financial support of Adoptie Sri Lanka (Belgium). The program was organized in recognition of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking to educate school children on the dangers of drug abuse, personal safety, child protection, and responsible decision-making.
Sri Sugatha Primary School is located in Ballaketuwa Village under the Bandarawela Zonal Education Office in the Badulla District of Sri Lanka’s Uva Province. The school provides primary education for nearly 200 students from Grade 1 to Grade 5, many of whom come from low-income families dependent on tea estate labour, daily wage employment, and small-scale agriculture.
Due to limited financial resources and inadequate access to educational equipment, the school faced challenges in preparing printed learning materials, examination papers, worksheets, and administrative documents required for effective teaching and school management. The absence of a dedicated printing facility created additional burdens for teachers and limited access to quality educational resources for students.
Paranagama Vidyalaya, located under the Dehiaththakandiya Zonal Education Office, serves a rural community where students and teachers faced long-standing challenges related to sanitation and water access. The school has 271 students (125 boys and 146 girls) and 18 teachers. Over time, the existing washrooms had deteriorated, internal water supply systems had become damaged, and students had limited access to proper hygiene facilities. Female students faced additional difficulties in maintaining menstrual hygiene due to the lack of safe and private sanitation facilities. These conditions negatively affected student health, comfort, dignity, and the overall learning environment.
Manikkawatta 3rd Division Pre School is located within a tea estate community and serves approximately 25–35 children from estate worker families. The preschool faced challenges related to both safe water access and reliable electricity supply, affecting daily learning activities, hygiene practices, and the overall operation of the facility. To address these issues, the Manikkawatta 3rd Division Preschool Water and Electricity Improvement Project was implemented to strengthen essential infrastructure and create a safer, healthier, and more functional learning environment for young children.
Wanaraja Tea Estate Pre School is located in Hatton and serves children from tea estate worker families in a rural and economically challenged community. The preschool provides early childhood education and daily care for approximately 30–40 children. However, the facility faced significant challenges related to safe water access, sanitation, building safety, and outdoor accessibility. Inadequate water supply and deteriorated infrastructure affected the health, safety, and comfort of both children and teachers. To address these challenges, the Wanaraja Tea Estate Pre School Water and Facility Improvement Project was implemented to improve access to clean water, strengthen sanitation facilities, and create a safer and more supportive learning environment.
Konwewa Maha Vidyalaya is located in Konwewa Village under the Maho Zonal Education Office in the Kurunegala District, North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The school serves nearly 500 students from Grade 1 to Grade 13, many of whom come from vulnerable and low-income families. Although the school had access to water supplied by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, the internal water distribution system had become outdated and inadequate. With only a limited number of functioning taps, students faced long queues for drinking water and handwashing, while maintaining proper sanitation and hygiene standards remained challenging, particularly during dry periods. These limitations negatively affected student health, daily learning, and the overall school environment.
Usgala Thissa Maha Vidyalaya is located in Galgamuwa in Sri Lanka’s North Western Province and serves a rural, drought-affected community facing difficult environmental conditions. The school has 547 students (263 boys and 284 girls) and is supported by 33 teachers.
For many years, the school struggled with severe water and sanitation challenges. The existing well had failed due to rocky underground conditions, pipelines were damaged, and washrooms lacked a proper water supply. Poor hygiene conditions and unpleasant odors discouraged students from using the sanitation facilities, while teachers and visiting students experienced daily discomfort during educational activities, seminars, and examinations. The lack of safe and reliable water negatively affected health, dignity, learning conditions, and the overall school environment.
Kaddumurivukulam G.T.M.S is located in Kaddumurivu, Kathiravely, in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province. The school operates under the Kalkudah Education Zone of the Koralai Pattu North Educational Division and provides education from Grade 1 to Grade 11. The school serves 185 students, including 102 boys and 83 girls.
The project was selected due to the difficulties faced by students and teachers in accessing safe drinking water as a result of contaminated water sources. Recognizing the importance of providing clean drinking water to improve health and wellbeing, World Vision Lanka fully funded the project and appointed Kansarmen SL Foundation as the implementing partner to establish a sustainable Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purification system for the school.
Kandalady Arunthathy Vidyalayam is located in Vakarai in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province and operates under the Kalkudah Education Zone of the Koralai Pattu North Educational Division. The school provides education from Grade 1 to Grade 5 and serves 117 students, including 64 boys and 53 girls.
The school community faced challenges in accessing safe drinking water due to contaminated water sources, which posed health risks to students and staff. To address this need, the Kandalady Arunthathy Vidyalayam RO Water Project was implemented to provide a sustainable source of purified drinking water and improve the overall health and wellbeing of the school community.
The project was selected due to the challenges faced by the school community in accessing safe drinking water as a result of contaminated water sources. Recognizing the urgent need to improve drinking water quality and safeguard the health of students and staff, World Vision Lanka fully funded the project and appointed Kansarmen SL Foundation as the implementing partner to install a sustainable Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purification system for the school.
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