Tsunami housing project by Reconstruire et Vivre

Reconstruire et Vivre, which in English means ‘Rebuild and Live’, a non-profit making association, said last week it was committed to rehabilitate thousands of Sri Lankan tsunami survivors.

The ambassador in conversation with a recipient of a new house.

The Rs. 30 million project was supervised by Patricia Villette, wife of Chandra Wickramasinghe, Chairman of the Connaissance Holdings Ltd, with the main donors of the project being leading travel agencies, private organizations and the French government.

The inauguration ceremony of handing over 51 houses constructed on land obtained through TAFREN located in Boossa was held recently in the presence of French ambassador in Sri Lanka J.B. de Vaivre.

lready 28 houses and a pre-school were completed while repairs to eight houses were done at French Garden Village in Kathaluwa in Habaraduwa. Two new boutiques were also constructed under the second phase of this project.

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