‘I work hard so my children will not struggle the way I do’: Irish aid supports enterprising women in Sri Lanka

'Irish Examiner' journalist Imasha Costa meets women in Sri Lanka who set up their own businesses with support from Irish aid

Sumeda and her two sisters all have muscular dystrophy and are wheelchair users. 'The work that we do here has allowed us to feel independent, pay our bills, buy our food, and look after each other,' she told Imasha Costa. 

"I make these items for sports kits so that one day, I can send my kids abroad to university.”

Those are the words of 54-year-old Renuka, based in Piliyandala in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka.