Sri Lanka’s children go hungry as food prices soar
Food is at the centre of the economic crisis as incomes shrink and the cost of living rises. …
“Most of these children, from primary grades, were coming to school without eating anything,” according to Anoma Sriyangi Dharmawardhane, Vice Principal of Horawala Maha Vidyalaya in Mathugama in Southern Sri Lanka. “Daily, at least 20-25 children were fainting during school assembly three to four months ago”.
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