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Organization	Tea Leaf Trust
Region	Sri Lanka
Website	Website
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ProjectLeader	Tim Pare

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I am Desmond De Silva's wife, Phyllis. Since he passed, it's been a challenging and difficult time, but I am healing with the wonderful support of family and friends. I am also ensuring Des's life is celebrated in the ways he would have wanted. I am raising funds to continue the Tea Leaf Trust's great work and establish a legacy for Des. Everyone who donates will have their name on Des's legacy wall.

Challenge

The hill country is under resourced and lags behind the rest of the country in terms of educational and vocational training opportunities for young people. The area also sees high levels of alcoholism, domestic violence and suicide - but young people are asking for a different future. They want to learn English and I.T. to succeed and lift their families out of poverty. 77% of young people in Sri Lanka don't have a friend outside of their ethnic group.

Long-Term Impact

Tea Leaf Trust is a UK registered and Sri Lankan registered NGO and winner of the UK Charity Award for International Development in 2022. They have been working in the hill country, with all ethnicities since 2010 with incredible results. 82% of their graduates move into full-time employment or further education within 12 months and those employed double their household incomes. The young people serve their communities and run classes for the children so that they also learn English.