Meet one of our oldest members, Mrs. Ismail! Mrs Ismail is also our resident zero-waste master, and is extremely resourceful! […]
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Meet one of our oldest members, Mrs. Ismail! Mrs Ismail is also our resident zero-waste master, and is extremely resourceful! […]
Read MoreMeet Neela! She is 60 years old and has 2 sons. Her elder son Duminda, has special needs and requires […]
Read MoreMeet our delightful Irene. She has been with Booteek from the very beginning and is our quilting wallflower. Irene is […]
Read MoreYou’ve just got to meet our Wonder Woman, Upaseeli: Upaseeli is 69 and has been with Booteek from the time […]
Read MoreRuzna joined Booteek in 2012 and is now both a needlework expert and our admin specialist! Over the years she’s […]
Read MoreYou just got to meet our needlework Guru, Sriyani!! Her skill, commitment, and enthusiasm are unparalleled. She continues to become […]
Read MoreNusrath is a mother of two children and joined Booteek a little after her sister, Sameena, did. She loves to […]
Read MoreSameena has two teenage daughters and works at Booteek to help support them. Sameena can usually be found tucked away […]
Read MoreMeet Duminda the 2nd! He too is a part of our packaging team and is one of our neatest painters. […]
Read MoreLakshika joined Booteek a litter after her mother Irene did. She is a very shy timid person, always with a […]
Read MoreAsiya is a mother of two and does both needlework and crochet at Booteek. She hates being idle and is […]
Read MoreShe originally joined Booteek as a part of our crochet circle and is now a part of our packaging team […]
Read MoreShe heard about Booteek in 2015 through the Chitra Lane School and is a part of the Booteek crochet circle. […]
Read MoreNazhath Haara Aziz is one of our newest members. She is a 29 year old single parent with two tiny […]
Read MoreAmuda is a young mother of three. She is from Hatton, and moved to Colombo after her marriage. She initially […]
Read MoreKanthi heard about Booteek at the Chitra Lane School for the special child, while waiting to pick her daughter up. […]
Read MoreAnjala is a mother of two and comes to Booteek with her daughter Indusha. Anjala Devi came into Booteek to […]
Read MoreIndusha is one of our newest members – She is 22 and graduated from the Chitra Lane School for the […]
Read MoreKema’s story is a little different to most of our other members. In 2014, Kema joined Booteek despite the fact […]
Read MoreHe is 41 years old and joined Booteek after graduating from the Chitra Lane School for the Special Child. Duminda […]
Read MoreMeet our lovely, lovely, Aunty Daisy! She is a wealth of new ideas, and we’re learning from her every day. She […]
Read MoreShe is a mother of two girls aged 17 and 9 years. She joined Booteek in 2015 and did not […]
Read MoreHe is Upaseeli’s 35 year old son. Nalaka has learned to do beautiful cross stitch over the years with Booteek […]
Read MoreWe’ve known her from the time she was at the Chitra Lane School for the Special Child. Today, she is […]
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