We left Safari Village Thursday morning to return to Kandy. On the way back we detoured to a very remote village called Rambukoluwa where the Rotary Club of Kandy sponsored a matching grant water project that delivers water from the mountaintop to the villagers' homes. Rotary has also assisted the village by making improvements to the school and the village temple. Villagers here are agrarian and have little interaction with outsiders - primarily because of their remote location but also because they are quite self-sufficient. In addition to teaching what we Americans consider standard subjects, the teachers also focus on life-skills such as cooking and gardening. Shown in the picture is the school's kitchen where children can learn and practice cooking skills.
The school children performed several songs for us and then we gave them some cookies, pens and pencils. After visiting with the school children we had a tasty lunch in the village temple. The lunch was prepared by the locals from food they grow and farm locally. Knowing just how precious this food is to them made the meal all the more special. The village priest then blessed us by performing a traditional Buddhist chant. It was mesmerizing - I wish I could have recorded it.
itz very important
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