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Vanakkam I'm Akshara

That's hello in Tamil

Waiting for 7 months

I'm a 2 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Sri Lanka.

My birthday is the 25th April.

I love ball games, dancing, dolls and toy cars.

I' m too young to attend school, so I participate in Home Based Compassion programme activities.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

SPONSOR AKSHARA

Sponsor Akshara

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Day Labor / Different Jobs.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

LK0944, Axios Development Center

Closest Major City:

Mallavi

Community:

Forested, Village

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Tamil

No. of Residents:

5,000

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Subsistence Farming

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tile,
Wall: Brick/Block/Cement,
Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:

Rice

My Country

Country:

Sri Lanka

Capital City:

Colombo

Population:

22.5 million

Life expectancy:

male 73.7 years, female 80.8 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 98.5%, rural 95%

Infant mortality rate:

8.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

20.5%

Literacy Rate:

male 93%, female 91%

Religion:

Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%, Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other Christian 1.3%, other 0.05% (2012 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

6.7%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Day Labor / Different Jobs.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:

LK0944, Axios Development Center

Closest Major City:

Mallavi

Community:

Forested, Village

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Tamil

No. of Residents:

5,000

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Subsistence Farming

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tile,
Wall: Brick/Block/Cement,
Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:

Rice

Country:

Sri Lanka

Capital City:

Colombo

Population:

22.5 million

Life expectancy:

male 73.7 years, female 80.8 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 98.5%, rural 95%

Infant mortality rate:

8.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

20.5%

Literacy Rate:

male 93%, female 91%

Religion:

Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%, Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other Christian 1.3%, other 0.05% (2012 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

6.7%

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Vanakkam I'm Akshara

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

Church Partner:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Infant mortality rate:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy Rate:

Religion:

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

Church Partner:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Infant mortality rate:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy Rate:

Religion:

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

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