Dhammaduta Project 2019

Background Firefly Mission aimed to be a respected Buddhist organisation that puts the Buddha’s teachings into action in terms of dana, sila, and bhavana; and promote Dhamma knowledge and practices.  As part of our Dhammaduta works, we provides Dhamma talks, meditation retreats, kathina,  build Sala (community halls at monasteries), build…

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Sri Lanka Project 2019 Updates

Project Briefing for Clean Water Project Background In Sri Lanka, there is an increase in the number of persons suffering from renal failure due to   CKDu  (Chronic Kidney Disease from unknown causes) especially in the Central Northern Province. Though the exact causes of CKDu remains a subject of much debate,…

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Sri Lanka Project Report 2018

A) Project Briefing for Clean Water Project – Background: In Feb 2016, Sis Lim Shu Yin proposed to the FFM committee to undertake the Reverse Osmosis Project for the Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, around 66% of the population depends on local sources such as wells, hand pump tube wells,…

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[Sri Lanka] 2017 Trip _ RO Water Project

Some Photographs of FFM most recent 2017 Srilanka Trip. Highlights of the trip : Handing over of RO Water System and Posom Festival, preparing and serving food to local communities.

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RO Water Project in Sri Lanka

Since the early 1990s, Sri Lanka has seen a rapid increase of CKDu (chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology) cases. The disease is said to be “chronic” because it takes many years for symptoms to develop. Renal function decline is gradual and often extremely painful. The impact is traumatic on…

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