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The old Vantharumoolai administrative building, built around 1925.
Vantharumoolai (Van-TAH-roo-moo-lie) is a village about 18 miles north of Batticaloa, on the road to Kaluwankerny, site of last year’s computer lab. The town is mostly made up of rice farmers, a handful of small shopkeepers and craftsmen (mechanics and such), and a few employees of Eastern University, which is some 5 miles south.
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The kids at Puhalidam!
Traditionally disabled children in Sri Lanka are seen as shaming their families, and were frequently hidden away from outside contact. Not only did this exacerbate the child’s mental and physical problems, it prevented them from developing the social skills that would otherwise enable them to be productive members of society.
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