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What makes a good entrepreneur? Is it vision, resourcefulness, willingness to take risks and improve, and a strong determination to succeed? For Selvi, it is all the above and a sudden change in her family.

Three years ago when her husband left her with their two sons, Yogenthiran (15) and Johnson (8, in blue T-shirt). Selvi was a homemaker. She did not let her situation weigh her down, instead stepped up to take care of her family.

She got a job at the garment factory in a nearby town. Her daily routine saw her starting her day at 3am to cook for her children, get them ready for school and leave for work at 5am. Yogenthiran and Johnson would go to their grandmother’s house before and after school until Selvi returned home at 7pm. The mother and children did not get much time together.

Then Selvi’s mother fell sick and could not look after the children. But Selvi could not resign as she needed the income.

When World Vision learned of her situation, they supported the family with a small grocery shop and items worth 45,000 Sri Lankan rupees (approximately RM540). Selvi now runs the grocery shop that sits in front of her house from 6am to 8.30pm every day with the help of her children in their free time and would cycle to a nearby town to replenish her stock. The flexibility of running her own business has allowed her time to spend with her sons, help them with their school work and take them to and fro tuition.

Selvi’s shop offers a variety of food and beverages, household items and personal hygiene products.
Although her shop is one of four in the village, Selvi has a loyal customer base
To further develop her skills and improve her family’s economic situation, the 35-year-old single mother also participated in World Vision’s livelihood training and Savings Club. Through the club, she has managed to save 10,500 rupees to purchase two goats, with plans to purchase more.

The enterprising entrepreneur also looks after other people’s goats for 5,000 rupees a month and is planning to set up a home garden so she can use the harvest for personal consumption and sale. With her steady stream of income, she can now afford three meals a day, support her children’s education and independently manage her household necessities.

When asked what are her hopes for her children, Selvi said she wants to fulfil their dreams and see them live a happy life. As for her children, they are elated that mum is home and they can spend time together as a family.
When World Vision learned of her situation, they supported the family with a small grocery shop and items worth 45,000 Sri Lankan rupees (approximately RM540). Selvi now runs the grocery shop that sits in front of her house from 6am to 8.30pm every day with the help of her children in their free time and would cycle to a nearby town to replenish her stock. The flexibility of running her own business has allowed her time to spend with her sons, help them with their school work and take them to and fro tuition.

To further develop her skills and improve her family’s economic situation, the 35-year-old single mother also participated in World Vision’s livelihood training and Savings Club. Through the club, she has managed to save 10,500 rupees to purchase two goats, with plans to purchase more.

The enterprising entrepreneur also looks after other people’s goats for 5,000 rupees a month and is planning to set up a home garden so she can use the harvest for personal consumption and sale. With her steady stream of income, she can now afford three meals a day, support her children’s education and independently manage her household necessities.

When asked what are her hopes for her children, Selvi said she wants to fulfil their dreams and see them live a happy life. As for her children, they are elated that mum is home and they can spend time together as a family.
Selvi’s shop offers a variety of food and beverages,
household items and personal hygiene products.

Although her shop is one of four in the village, Selvi has a loyal customer base.

When you support the 30-Hour Famine, you provide vulnerable families with the opportunity they need to rewrite their future, just as Selvi did!

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The World Bank estimates that between 2021 and 2022, roughly 2.7 million additional Sri Lankans have fallen into poverty. According to the World Food Programme’s latest food security assessment of Sri Lanka in 2022, three in 10 households across the country face food insecurity.

3 major factors

affecting livelihoods:

Lack of technology, skills and resources for sustainable livelihoods
A lack of agriculture facilities, technology and skills lead to poor harvests, meagre incomes and reduced food purchasing power
Lack of capacity to respond to natural disasters
Droughts, floods and COVID-19 can disrupt the livelihoods of vulnerable families
Inability to meet food needs
Those with no job opportunities or low household income are unable to meet their minimum food requirements

3 major effects

of poor livelihoods:

Unstable household income
Apart from food insecurity, families with insufficient household income are unable to pay for their children’s education, health needs and more
Many relocate to find work
Low levels of education and a lack of livelihood skills have caused many to move away from home to work as daily wage workers
High rates of malnutrition
Nutritious food cost more. Those who cannot afford it suffer from malnutrition

3 major factors

affecting livelihoods:

Lack of technology, skills and resources for sustainable livelihoods
A lack of agriculture facilities, technology and skills lead to poor harvests, meagre incomes and reduced food purchasing power
Lack of capacity to respond to natural disasters
Droughts, floods and COVID-19 can disrupt the livelihoods of vulnerable families
Inability to meet food needs
Those with no job opportunities or low household income are unable to meet their minimum food requirements

3 major effects

of poor livelihoods:

Unstable household income
Apart from food insecurity, families with insufficient household income are unable to pay for their children’s education, health needs and more
Many relocate to find work
Low levels of education and a lack of livelihood skills have caused many to move away from home to work as daily wage workers
High rates of malnutrition
Nutritious food cost more. Those who cannot afford it suffer from malnutrition
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