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

Sports Equipment Donation
In January 2024 Brighter Path donated much needed sports equipment and games to a boys certified Home in the Kappetipola area. This home is a borstal or youth detention centre …

Funding for a Resource Centre
Brighter Path is funding a resource centre for Generation Never Give Up. GNG was founded by care leavers for care leavers and advocates for better rights and representation of this …

International Care Leavers Convention
From 23rd to 25th November 2020 the 1st International Care Leavers Convention was hosted in India and organise by Udayan Care, SOS Villages and Kinder Perspectief. Delayed from March 2020 …


