The foundation stones were laid for the 45th and 46th ‘Piyawara’ community pre-schools in Diviyaudabandawewa in Anuradhapura District and Neriyakulam in Vavuniya District. The Sri Lanka Army have undertaken the construction of the schools and will complete construction of both schools by July 2018.

Initiated in 2002, Piyawera is in partnership with the Children’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and Divisional Secretaries of the area.

Present at the event were members of the clergy, Hemas officials, including our new family members from Atlas, senior army officials, Government officials, and the families from the community.