Many of Sri Lanka’s children are growing up in deep poverty, as well as civil and economic unrest. Nilan Handunge of World Vision Sri Lanka knows the critical importance of play.

Written by Deborah Wolfe on Aug 19, 2025

A young boy holds a handwritten sign up to the sky that reads, “hope.” (Ethiopia, 2025)

An image of a propeller plan has the words “Quiz Time!” laid over it with a lightbulb graphic.

A man in a tropical setting looks toward the camera with a resolute expression.

Four men and a woman wade through thigh-high water as they rescue a disabled man in a wheelchair. (Sri Lanka, 2025