Our Work with Medical Needs

First established in 1978, Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zone now employs more than 100,000 young people.  Seventy-five percent of the workers employed in the Free Trade Zone are women aged between 20 and 30, mostly from small villages in the rural areas.  These workers endure conditions which are difficult, and often dangerous to their emotional and physical  health.  In the Free Trade Zone, it is not unusual for there to be 200 emergency calls in a single day, many related to emotional crises.  While the quality of medical care in Sri Lanka is good, availablity is extremly limited.  Treatment for mental or emotional problems is non existant.

To meet these needs, Resplendent Hope is building a building a medical / counseling facilty, that will also serve as a safe recreational center and church, near the Katunayake Free Trade Zone.  Resplendent Hope has also begun training counselors for the center under the supervision of psycholgist, Dr. Monte Pries.  In addition, Resplendent Hope will connect the center via internet to US Doctors who will partner with the local doctors and volunteers.

Counseling and Medical Center

Expected to be completed in 2009, the medical / counseling center / church in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone will serve thousands who are in need of medical and emotional care.