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Young Ipswich student ‘wants to make a difference’ to the lives of struggling families overseas-by Gemma Mitchell Source:Ipswichstar A young philanthropist has raised thousands of pounds to help improve the lives of disadvantaged children in Asia through a charity he started when he was just 11. Vibhash Gunasene, a Year 10 student at St Joseph’s College in Ipswich, was moved to act after witnessing poverty during family visits to his parents’ homeland of Sri Lanka. In 2013 Vibhash established – with the help of his mother, Lavangi Gunasene – the Vibhash Ravi Trust Fund, which has since brought in £5,000. The money is used to buy books and stationery, as well as pumps for villages, so schoolchildren need no longer spend long hours travelling to collect water. ...