Free lunch for children at five Kamburupitiya schools 3rd August 2022 The Srilankan schools that were closed for two weeks due to fuel and other shortages have reopened on the 25th July 2022 and UKFG has resumed their Free Lunch For Children programme . The situation in Srilanka is still critical. Prices of essential food have gone up by 300% aince April and the fuel shortage has brought many services to halt. Out of 170,0000 low income families 900,000 could afford only one meal a day now . Most of the children come to school with no dinner and breakfast. Naturally , starving children could not concentrate on the lessons Realising this tragedy, this week we have expanded our programme to cover fed 1500 children in five schools at Kamburupitya. They are Mapalana, Godawa, Sapugoda, Thumbe and Gathara schools We are very grateful to our friends in UK, Mr Neil & Mrs Helen ...