New Hope for the children growing up in the Tea Estates in Sri Lanka

Udeni De Silva Perera of the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT University has studied the midday meals program introduced to the children in the Tea plantation communities’ Child Development Centre.

[Clockwise frm Top Left] Munusamy Krishnakumary,Udeni De Silva Perera,Subramaniam Kamalanathan,Rasiah Tittokumary,Nalliahpillai Puwaneshwary, Children at a Meal Source: Supplied

Tea plantation communities are among the most impoverished and vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka.  Years of deprivation stemming from its historic roots in indentured labour, malnutrition has become a key public health concern among plantation children.  A simple intervention seems to provide a better start to life for the next generation growing up in this environment.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan brings the story with comments from Udeni De Silva Perera, Mr. Subramaniam Kamalanathan of MJF Charitable Foundation – a sponsor of midday meals programs and Child Development Centre Officers Mrs. Munusamy Krishnakumary  (Belghravia Division) Mrs. Rasiah Tittokumary (Fairfield Division) and Mrs. Nalliahpillai Puwaneshwary (Walaha Division).

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