SRI LANKA – Mother’s Day in Sri Lanka, a sad day for thousands of war widows
These women are mostly young, often with three or more children, uneducated and without a steady income. In the Eastern province, thousands of them do not have enough food for themselves or their children. As the latter grow up malnourished, many of the mothers leave the country to be exploited as domestic workers abroad. So far, the government has shown little interest in the matter.Continue
