The Power of Good People

Para was barely fiveyears old when civil war erupted in Sri Lanka. Nearly three decades later itended in appalling horror and bloodshed. Tens of thousands of innocentcivilians died. Survival required courage, ingenuity - and the kindness ofstrangers. This is Para's story of survival against all odds.  In May 2009, Sri Lanka's long and dreadful civil war was finally brought to an horrific end. Ruthlessly driven to a small strip of land on the tip of the island's north-east coast, tens o