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Ceylon Christian Care |
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General Info |
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The Projects of Ceylon Christian Care The projects of Ceylon Christian Care are located in the Tamil Area on the east coast of Sri Lanka in: |
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The fishermen of Periyaneelavanai |
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Living on the east coast of Sri Lanka Many people live under poor to extremely poor circumstances. Outside the cities most people work as laborers in fishing and agriculture (rice fields). Income per day is often less than 100 SRp (1 US$) per day.
Fishing Fishing is team work. Many family members work together. A team in a boat, and other people with the nets on the beach. Altogether 30-50 people. The number of fishes per catch is often just one basket. The fish is caught in the morning and sold immediately after in the street.
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Agriculture Inland many people work as day laborers on the rice fields (paddies). The employment depends on the season. Outside the harvest season there is less employment. The work is carried out by both men and women. Average income per day is between 100 and 300 SRp. However the laborers are often paid in kind (rice) in stead of cash.
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Planting rice |
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Women harvesting rice |
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Removing chaff from rice |
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Sri Lanka seen from a satellite - View on the south/east coasts |
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Location of the Projects of Ceylon Christian Care |
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Project Locations Below we view Sri Lanka as seen from a satellite. This view is on the south/east coast of the island. Batticaloa is a city with about 60,000 citizens, and is located on the east coast. On the other site of the country the capital Colombo can be seen. The white marked area in the north and east is the area where the Tamil people live. The second picture shows the piece of Sri Lanka where the projects of Ceylon Christian Care are located. Distances between the projects: The driving time from Periyaneelavanai to Batticaloa is approximately 1 hour and from Batticaloa to Murokkodanchenai about 30 minutes. |
