The ground-breaking initiative to uplift rural communities, and help in the development of villages – The LG Ambassador Challenge – recently concluded its four selected community projects.
With the partnership of world-renowned electronics giant, LG, and trusted Sri Lanka conglomerate, Abans Group; along with Community Chest of Korea and Korea Friends of Hope International - Sri Lanka (KFHI), this massive programme gave Sri Lankan youth the opportunity tobring forward solutions to the issues in their villages.
The first selected village problem came from the Sasthrikoolankulam village in Vavuniya.
The second chosen village concern came from the Batticoloa district, where the villagers of Sandiweli (over 8000 families) faced an extremely life-threatening situation because they couldn’t travel to the next village, forcing them to cross the large river in an electric boat. The Handagiriya village’s public midwife centre in Balangoda was the third selected problem, where the midwife centre was beyond usable.
The final selected village concern was reported from Ampara. According to the villagers of the Muwangala area in Ampara, students who came home from school and were interested in sports, spent their time in a temporary ground as a way to practice their volleyball skills. Young people who were engaged in agricultural activities also came to play and release their day-to-day pressures.