Seeds For a Brighter Future

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The J/Nadeshwara Kanista Vidyalayam Kankesanthurai school reopened in 2016 after 27 years when families began returning to Kankesanthurai after the end of the country’s long civil war. Through the Seeds for a Brighter Future program UNICEF renovated the school and UNDP provided materials for school gardens. Gardens were planted this year with support from implementing partner OfERR Ceylon. Trainers from the Department of Agriculture provide instruction on how to care for an organic garden. The school garden helps address nutritional deficiencies and provide income for families returning from conflict.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

South Asia

Sri Lanka

Activity URL

https://stories.undp.org/seeds-for-a-brighter-future

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

UN-Habitat, OfERR Ceylon, Department of Agriculture

Ministry Affiliation
Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Sub-national
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
Other skills
  • Rights/empowerment education
Quality
  • School facilities
  • School quality
Cross-cutting areas

Not applicable or unknown

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
Other populations reached
  • Mothers
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
Food/nutrition
  • Community food production
  • School feeding
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved health - other
  • Improved nutrition
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being