Gospel House Handicrafts Ltd

Gospel House Handicrafts was started in 1976 by John Karunaratne, a Christian, who wanted to provide vocational training for boys from the poor areas in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. In the beginning, John trained the boys to make wooden toys, using two home-made lathes he set up in his own home. As the workforce grew and orders increased, a larger facility was needed and funding was secured to buy land and build a workshop in Madampe, 40 miles outside of Colombo. With the help of TEARCRAFT, a British ATO, the workshop now employs 30 woodworkers- 12 skilled, 10 semi-skilled, and 8 trainees.

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I feel great to think that I am a working woman today. This opportunity has enabled me to stand on my feet - taught me to speak and inspired me to look ahead towards a better future. Kalpana Palma - YWCA - Bangladesh.

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