国内英语资讯:Feature: Chinese company helps poverty alleviation in Sri Lanka
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7-- <span word="Shantha">Shantha</span> <span word="Jayasiri">Jayasiri</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pannila">Pannila</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 59 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="Jayasiri">Jayasiri</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pannila">Pannila</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kalutara">Kalutara</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="life">life</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Vishmi">Vishmi</span> <span word="Sadeesha">Sadeesha</span>, <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="Jayasiri">Jayasiri</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="stationery">stationery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pannila">Pannila</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Jayasiri">Jayasiri</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pannila">Pannila</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Merchants">Merchants</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="Village">Village</span>" <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Merchants">Merchants</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="Jayasiri">Jayasiri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span>. <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 27, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Container">Container</span> <span word="Terminal">Terminal</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>., <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>. (<span word="CICT">CICT</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Merchants">Merchants</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Pannila">Pannila</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stationery">stationery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 300 <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, 119 <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="over">over</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span>, <span word="nutritional">nutritional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p>
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