In this week’s blog for Project SERPENT we share the results of our fieldwork in Galle! From having cobra’s in the schoolyard to developing a poster. Read all about it now in the third blog of the series.

This week I will tell you all about our time in the field for project SERPENT, in one of the most remote areas of Sri Lanka, Mannar Island.

Project SERPENT is a public health project with the aim of raising awareness pertaining to snakebite envenoming in rural Sri Lanka. In the SERPENT blog series, our Executive Director Kintan, shares about her experiences living and working in Sri Lanka for three months.

Unfortunately the COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asia has reached its peak in the past couple of months, including in Sri Lanka. This caused schools nationwide to close for an indefinite period of time. Currently, education is still provided by digitally remote learning. For many children studying remotely is not an option due to a lack of resources. The impact of the pandemic has led to an educational crisis.

Since the 1st of January 2021 Little Leaders Foundation has been declared a Public Benefit Organzation (ANBI) by the Dutch Tax Authorities. Read our article to find out what this means for the future of our Little Leaders!

Kintan van Leeuwen is the Co-founder of Little Leaders Foundation and Executive Director. Find out more about Kintan’s motivation to co-found a charity!

We are super excited to announce that our Little Leaders have started off their school careers! Read our article to find out about their experiences.