The pursuit of happiness- a trip to the CCC home

Last Thursday i accompanies the OSC's  "Hope for Kids" on their weekly visit to the CCC home to learn about the project and take photos for my own. The Hope for Kids service group from OSC spends time each week with children at the CCC foundation house at the National Cancer Institute in Maharagama Sri Lanka. The CCC (courage compassion commitment) foundation house is a 188 bed transit home for cancer outpatients and their carers. Particularly for the child patients, manager Laksiri Fernando believes the house plays an important role in the treatment process. Cancer is just as much a mental battle as it is medical, and the house helps provide a more comforting, home away from home type atmosphere where the children are not constantly being reminded of their illness. The Hope for Kids group goes to the home each week to visit these children, play games with them and to really just show them that there are people outside that care. In the future, the group hopes to also integrate educational activities into their games involving mathematics and writing so that the children don't also fall too far behind in their schooling. 

During my visit i participated in the group's games with the children and took photos to publish on the pursuit of happiness Facebook page in hope to raise money for the home. The home requires funding however to be able to ensure the best possible care for its patients. I hope that through my photos, viewers can connect to the children and feel compelled to make a difference. Here is my favourite photo form the trip: