'They are my joy': Meet the children living in Sri Lanka care homes established by Irish volunteers

The Arklow Boys Home and the Cork Girls Home are two of six homes in Sri Lanka for children who come from broken homes or are wards of court. They are an addition to the first home set up by TD for Wicklow-Wexford Brian Brennan after the 2004 tsunami, writes Imasha Costa
'They are my joy': Meet the children living in Sri Lanka care homes established by Irish volunteers

Some of the boys living in the Arklow Boys Home in Negombo, Sri Lanka, that was established by Irish volunteers and donations after the 2004 tsunami.

“One day, I’d like to play for the Irish cricket team, I’d like to see Ireland, a place that I have heard so much about, a place that I love,” 17-year-old Kavindu* said from inside the Arklow Boys Home, based in Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Kavindu is one of 32 boys living in the home that was established by Irish volunteers and donations after the 2004 tsunami that saw hundreds of children displaced, lose their parents and their homes.

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