News archive

Here is the archive of previous news from Shining Life.

Autumn 2010

New Field Director goes to Sri Lanka

Shining Life's new Field Director, John Dean, arrived in Sri Lanka in early August.

John obtained an MSc in Development Studies in 2009 from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has also worked with the Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange and VSO. He was a member of the Rotary International Group Study Exchange Programme to Sri Lanka and March-April 2010.

Shining Life welcomes John in his new role. One of his first challenges is to work with our partner organisation, the Women's Development Centre in Kandy to produce a proposal for a 6-month project to empower communities in the Kandy District.

Christmas cards and gifts

These are now available for purchase - go to the 'Support' page for more details.

September 2009

New Field Director goes to Sri Lanka

Shining Life's new Field Director, Jane Slocombe, arrived in Sri Lanka on 4 September.

Jane graduated in 2009 from the University of Cambridge in Classical South Asian Studies. She also studied international development and has worked for various charities in India.

Shining Life welcomes Jane in her new role. One of her first challenges will be to work with our partner organisation to produce a full proposal for our new Galewala Project.

Wikipedia page

Shining Life now has its own page on Wikipedia! Click here to see the page.

08/12/2008: Christmas message and news from SLCT's Field Director

03/12/2008: Concert raises £700 for Shining Life Children's Trust!

May 2008: News from the field

October 2007: News from the field