| Bandaraduwa village is situated in
the Ampara District in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Economically
the village is extremely poor. The villagers are farmers who engage in chena cultivation
during 6 months of the year. The rainy period is from October to February/March. The rest
of the year is very dry. The crops they grow are Cow Pea, Maize and occasionally Mung
Beans. |
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There are about 200 families in
Bandaraduwa. School going children are approx. 175 in number. The children are
under-nourished and poor. Often they don't even have proper school uniforms for them to
attend regular school. The facilities they have are the mere basics |
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