A special bond with SOS Sri Lanka By Shakya Wickramanayake View(s): View(s):In 1949, on seeing the pain and suffering of young children orphaned by World War II, Hermann Gmeiner was moved. So that one day he or she can find their own place in society,” says Shubha Murthi, the international director for the Asia Region of SOS Children’s Village International who was in Sri Lanka recently. Those on the international board have at various points in time been personally involved in the efforts in Sri Lanka. But the work of SOS Children’s Village isn’t confined to relief programmes alone. According to Ananda Karunarathne, the National Director for SOS Children’s Village in Sri Lanka the state provides a mere Rs.

Source: Sunday Times March 24, 2018 19:41 UTC