Tangalle Children Relay, Day Care Center, Montessori Pre-School and Hostel, Tangalle

Since 2005, Tangalle Children’s Relay Preschool, situated just outside of Tangalle’s city center continues to serve tsunami affected families and the rural poor. Originally established to support nine children orphaned by the tsunami, TCR has grown to provide education and meals to on average 23 children each year and has served as a resident youth hostel for 16 young women traveling to the area to study at the local college. Its emphasis on experiential learning to develop social and interpersonal skills, religious tolerance, gardening and respect for the environment, helps the young children develop a skill set that sets them apart from the other students when they advance to the public school system.