'My people should not die in enslavement or poverty'.
The TEA Project will take
our 'SAFE Children Training' high into the Sri Lankan TEA
plantations later this month. SAFE trains professionals &
parents on how to recognise, deal and effectively prevent physical
& mental abuse in children. This essential training is only
possible because of public support to our SAFE-TEA FIRST Appeal.
The TEA
Project is in the process of building strong partnerships that
will extend our reach into this poverty stricken area in 2017
where the average wage for a plantation worker is a mere 620
rupees (£3.39/$4.14) for a relentless day of grueling, dangerous
toil. We plan to announce news soon that will open access to
empowerment services for thousands more vulnerable children.
This recently
released article explains the current situation of tea
plantation children, their families & communities living
through a forgotten plight.
""Malnutrition
among children from estate worker families is high, says T.
Devendran, principal of Kadawala Vigneshwara College in
Ginigathhena, where Sathyawathy's children attend school.
"Most of the
plantation workers' children don't get the proper nutritious
food when they grow up," he says. "The malnourished child grows
up to be a malnourished mother and father and this will lead to
a generation of malnourished people."
Basic education
is often out of reach for the students of tea estate workers,
even when the schooling is offered for free and each child
receives a set of school uniforms, he says. Other costs, such as
additional uniforms, shoes, exam fees and more, must all be paid
by the family.
"This affects
the child's mentality and pushes them to a state where they
isolate themselves from others,"
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