LOCATION: Panadura, Sri Lanka

NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 40

SIZE OF STAFF: 6

ORPHANAGE NEEDS: Regular monthly support

Few countries in the world have endured the horror and devastation of the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka. Located off the coast of India, this country only recently emerged from a 26 year civil war followed by the tsunami of 2004. Starting in 2005, five handsome structures were designed and built in Sri Lanka, making more than 10,000 square feet of facilities for children operational by late 2009. Currently, the Sri Lankan government has posed restrictions limiting the home’s capacity to 50 children rather than the 112 it could house, but the orphanage is working toward getting approval for the entire facility to be operational. Consider providing monthly support for City of Hope so we can eventually reach our full capacity and continue to grow.