ASHA TRUST

Asha Trust works in a community on the outskirts of Colombo in Sri Lanka. Housing and other facilities are poor here and finding work is a daily struggle: many earn less than $2 a day. Our community workers support people to develop solutions to the many challenges they face, restoring hope and building ladders out of poverty... However, things remain extremely difficult for the families we serve. Sri Lanka is now in the midst of an economic crisis with shortages of staple foods, regular power cuts, and an uncertain future. Following the relaxing of Covid restrictions more people are returning to work, although it is often irregular daily work with no guarantees of a steady income. Furthermore, the food shortages have

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