Three brothers play at the doorway of their temporary home.

She has five children. All of whom are close in age (the eldest was away in school). Just behind them is the house the army is building for them.

Primary school students at a school that was built recently.

Grade 5 student working out a math problem.

Grade 5 students too engrossed in their work to notice they were being photographed.

Nursery school kids.

This is Selvarasa Fathima. Her son went missing when he was 19, in 2009. He was studying for his O/Level exam at the time. His education meant so much to him that he would return home only during his school vacations. She clings to the hope that her son may still be alive.

Thavaratnam Thangamalar's daughter, Kandaruba, was taken by the LTTE when she was 21 years old, in 2009. "The LTTE demanded that one child from every family had to join them in their fight against the armed forces and that is how my daughter joined the LTTE". She was allowed to visit her home once in 6 months. " The last time she came home was for her brother’s birthday in December 2008". Her family hasn't seen her since.

In search of his missing son.

Apparel industry, Hirdaramani, has set up a workshop in the North Eastern town to train young women and provide them with employment opportunities.

Learning to sew on scrap material

Sticks used to demarcate areas that have been cleared of landmines, high risk areas and indicate that landmines have been found.

Last leg of the demining effort. The trickiest bit. When the LTTE realised that they had lost the war, they planted landmines haphazardly around their hideouts.