Reaping the double dividends of Gender Equality

State of the children 2007 :

Gender equality will not only empower women but also their children, families and countries. Therefore, it is morally right and it is also pivotal to human progress and sustainable development.

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The mountain of faith

Sri Pada-Adams Peak :

Sri Pada, also known as Adam's Peak or Adam's Mount, is 2,243 metre tall, conical, mountain in the Sabaragamuwa province, is considered the most sacred mountain in Sri Lanka. People of all faith make annual pilgrimage to the mountain, often chanting songs extolling the mountain and virtues of its guardian deity God Saman.

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Started with performing cataract operations for 364 people in 2001, the Association has been able to save the eye sight of over 6400 people during the past seven years with the help of the Al-Basar International Foundation and Kuwait Red Crescent Society.

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