Rural Wilgamuwa

Most rural communities in Sri Lanka are comprised of farmers who have basic education or no education at all. The community of Wilgamuwa is located in the dry zone of Sri Lanka (rainfall less than 1000 mm/yea) and characterized by high levels of poverty, energy and food insecurity. Land frag-mentation and acclimatization have resulted in many families now having too little land and food to support themselves and are in need of alternative, supplementary sources of income.