A little about Sparkes Home
The Sparkes Home Sri Lanka houses 40 girls and is situated in the village of Kallar, south of Batticaloa, a Tamil area, on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The girls are aged from 6 years upwards and are either victims of the 2004 tsunami, victims of the recent civil war or from families who are so poor they cannot afford to keep their children. The home is run by the Methodist church which donated the land to build the home in 2005 and money was raised by the Sparkes family and their friends. The home is one of many administered by the Methodist church and it welcomes girls of all denominations… (read more)
Sparkes Home Newsletter 2014
I start with a bit of self indulgence, which I recommend to anyone who visits Sri Lanka or the Sparkes homes. Sitting on the terrace of a tea planter’s bungalow overlooking the Bogowantalawa valley makes me realise why our predecessors welcomed a chance to live and work in this country. Our visit to the Sparkes … (read more)
