Aid
Care leavers are particularly vulnerable because they are more likely to be in low paid jobs.
Aid
Economic Crisis
These are difficult times in Sri Lanka. Over the past year the economic situation has steadily deteriorated with high inflation and widespread shortages of food. In addition a shortage of foreign currency reserves has meant that there is no money to import cooking gas, fuel, many food items, medicines amongst other things…
Everyone in Sri Lanka is affected. But in an economic crisis it is always the poor who suffer the most. Care leavers are particularly vulnerable because they are more likely to be in low paid jobs and do not have the same wider family networks to fall back on in times of hardship.
Brighter Path is increasing its monthly financial support to care leavers in education and training to make sure that they have enough to eat and are able to pay increasing travel costs. Brighter Path is has also been providing extra monthly financial support to many care leavers in low paid work to help meet the ever rising cost of food and transport.
Like all other Sri Lankans the care leavers in Brighter Path transition homes now must cook outdoors on open fires because of the difficulty in getting gas. The greatest challenge however continues to be the price of food with prices currently rising at 57%. We are constantly reviewing the situation to make sure that needs are met in a rapidly evolving situation.
Further Reading

Underwear Donation
In September Brighter Path donated 585 pairs of underpants to boys and girls in government children’s homes in the Bandarawella area. Although these children’s homes receive some state funding they …

Another Graduation Triumph
We are thrilled to share the good news that another care leaver has graduated from the University of Colombo. After Chameera’s success last year it is good to have played …

Art Therapy
Of the many care leavers Brighter Path works with, some carry huge trauma from childhood (sometimes from before they went into orphanages, for others arising from their time in orphanages.). …





