Karunawathi is her name.
It means "The Compassionate woman"
Her full name is Manthrie Dewage Karunawathi. She is 59 years old and lives in Galewela in the dry zone of Sri Lanka, just off the Colombo – Anuradhapura road.
She is suffering from a very rare disease which has deprived her of the left half of her face, including the left eye and the left ear. The muscles have decayed and the left part of the lips also have been decayed exposing her teeth.
Until September 28th 2010, she had been leading a very normal life and had been a healthy lady who worked in a quarry, to find money in order to meet her day to day expenses. With her earnings, she also met the education expenses of her only son, who was studying in the University reading for the Degree of Performing Arts during that time. Her husband had passed away in the year 2008.
Karunawathi needs your Help
How to Contribute?
Contributions using Bank Wire Transfer or Bank Account Deposit
If you are contributing particularly within Sri Lanka, please make your contribution to the following bank account:
Name: G. G. S. Amarasinghe
Account Number: 5853124
Bank: Bank of Ceylon
Branch: Galewela
SWIFT Address : BCEYLKLX
Visit
http://www.helpkarunawathi.org/ for more details — with Sagara Himi, Avika Nuwangani, Sam Manu-jahah Jay, Waruni De Silva, Harindra Jayalal, Raveendra Senevirathne, Ama Dam Vila, Inoka Rajakaruna, Naz Soysa, Geethika Weerasiri, Hansini Weeramanthri, Pavithra De Silva, Thejanu De Silva, Pinith Krishan Weerasekara, Manuja Dassanayake, Rasika Wasantha, Vasuki Jayasinghe, Krishantha Weerasinghe, Nirodha Anthony, Nimesh Janaka, Stephanie Weeramanthri, Nayomi McKenna, Shamila Perera, Pushpika Lokuhewa, Indika Yapa Bandara, Irosha Mahagama, Kalani Nadee, Prabath N Indima, Anil Rohitha Wathugederage, Dinesh Ridmi Baduge, Vitharana Ranga, Ruwani Jayathilake, Dhammika Gunatunga, Saman Vidyananda, Nuwanthi Seneviratne, Chandima Yapabandara, Prabhath Manjula Wickramaarachchi, Marsha De Silva and Iroshini Ekanayake.