One day, a little pink tuk tuk named Rosie, decided to help children and families facing poverty. She gave them something they thought they would never have. She gave them hope.
The Rosie May Foundation was founded in 2004 in the U.K after receiving over-whelming donations from well-wishers, by Mary and Graham Storrie. Shortly after the deadly Boxing-Day Tsunami of the same year, The Rosie May Home for Girls was opened in Sri Lanka to help and support children who had lost their parents due to the same disastrous event. Mary Storrie’s passion and devotion, driven by her love for her only daughter Rosie May, age ten, who tragically passed away a year before the horrific devastation of the tsunami, has brought the foundation to where it is now as an international charity in Australia, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
They founded Project Hope in the Southern coast of Sri Lanka, which strives to keep children with their single parent mothers facing poverty by providing direct, practical support for them and educational support for their children. Since 2016, Project Hope has kept over 600 children together with their single mothers and has transformed the lives of many communities alike. They strongly promote female tuk tuk drivers, offering single mothers these opportunities.
On one of their many visits to Sri Lanka, Mary and Graham found 33 Lake Terrace, a boutique villa embraced in serenity and tranquility, not too far from Project Hope in the Southern coast. Delighted with their discovery, the couple decided to book a stay for the first time at 33 Lake Terrace.
As they got to know more about 33 Lake Terrace, the couple befriended the owner, Rajive and his family, kindling a friendship that has lasted for more than three years. Since then, Mary and Graham have always stayed at 33 Lake Terrace during their visits to Sri Lanka.
Our heart-felt gratitude to Mary and Graham for choosing 33 Lake Terrace and for choosing Sri Lanka to continue their amazing work. We wish the two of you all the very best in your future endeavors.
Rosie the little pink tuk tuk continues to help children and families in crisis today, giving them a home, education and, most importantly, hope for a better future.
Yeshaya Whehella