Fact Sheets

Poverty Indicators in Sri Lanka 2009/20010.

(retrieved on 05.08.2011)

HIES p.8, Table 2.5, 2009-2010 No schooling from HIES data: 4.4% (note this is population aged 5 years and above, because 5 years is the beginning of school age).

(retrieved on 01.19.2013)

24.7% has an education only up to 5th grade.

(retrieved on 01.19.2013)

Information about Sri Lanka was taken from Wikipedia.org.

(retrieved on 06.05.2011)

About the Children

Sri Lanka is a very poor country and the children are caught up in the poverty cycle and they can not seem to get out of it. The society is such, that if you are born poor you will die poor. The only way out is getting a good education and then moving on to a higher education in order to improve their lives.

These children come from really poor backgrounds and their parents are working hard to keep food on the table or they have been left behind due to economic situations and are under the care of a local Orphanage. These children have been through a lot in life even at such a young age (ages 8 and up). Some of them come to school and study all day with an empty stomach. May be the only meal they will ever get is dinner. Most of the children can not afford shoes. They wear rubber flip flops to school and those seem to have worn out while others can not even afford a pair of flip flops. When you add shoes, books, and school essentials that you need for class; one would think it is better to stay at home and look after the younger children or work in the farm rather than attend school. This is a struggle everyday. Twenty Five percent (25%) of the children drop out of school after grade 5 to work helping their parents with what ever and earning money rather than spending it on school and education. These are the children that will benefit from this grant.

Board of Directors

President & Co-Founder: Mrs. Rita Mathew

Global Process Manager - Hilti AG, Schaan, Liechtenstein

Secretary & Director: Ms. Ruth Mathew

Community Liaison/Volunteer Manager, Urbana 12, Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship - Urbana, IL, USA

Treasurer & Director: Mrs. Chandani Perera

Accountant and Book Keeper - San Francisco, CA, USA

Director: Mr. Binu Abraham

Audit & Collections Manager - City of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA

Director: Mrs. Kumari Fonseka Abraham

Project Management Professional - Tulsa, OK, USA

Director: Ms. Cassie Turnage

Licensed Team Member - State Farm Insurance, Tulsa, OK, USA

Director: Dr. Zsolt Marton

Staff Scientist - Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Boston, MA, USA

Director: Mr. Norbert Tiringer

Head of Engineering - Northern Europe Hilti (Great Britain) Ltd. Manchester, UK

Director: Mr. Elmo Perera 

Retired Banking Executive - San Francisco, CA, USA

CEO & Co-Founder: Mr. John C. Mathew

Consultant and Coach - John Mathew Consulting  Buchs, Sankt Gallen,  Switzerland

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