Teaching in Buddhist Temples, Sri Lanka

MondoChallenge

 

Sri Lanka has a variety of landscapes packed into a small island, from tea plantations to beaches.  Sri Lankans are famed for their welcoming attitude and you will certainly find the welcome you receive in our projects to be no exception!

We have been working in Sri Lanka since 2002 and current projects focus on community-based teaching.

In the beautiful hill region of Kandy, MondoChallenge volunteers are working in various rural Buddhist temples.

These temples provide not only a place to worship but also a community centre. In Manikhinna, Digana, Sarasavigama and Ranawane, volunteers work in pre-schools and primary education while in Pilimathalawa, volunteers offer primary school and adult education classes involving many of the monks. Volunteers also help out at Bowalawatte School, Dharmashoka School and a Buddhist orphanage at Sarana Sevana. We have also been working, since the tsunami of 2004, with communities on the south coast, providing teaching support as well as helping local people to develop and sustain livelihoods.

For the volunteer, this is an opportunity to immerse oneself into the rich, Buddhist culture, to witness some stunningly beautiful landscapes, and to enjoy the friendliness and gentleness of the Sri Lankans.

Douglas King, from UK (Pilimatalava) “There cannot be a friendlier place in the world. Working with different groups, and living with monks within a temple compound has given me a unique insight into the culture and life here.”

For more information on these projects, and for our other projects world-wide, check out our website at http://www.mondochallenge.org, or call our team on + 44 (0) 1604 585225.