Dressed in bright white they make their way in almost endless caravans along the sunny morning roads. The girl’s carrying hair ribbons in the color of their respective schools which hold together the neatly braided plaits, the little boys in blue shorts and the older ones from the 10th grade onward proudly wearing long trousers, they are also dressed completely in white.

Lukas Möllenbeck had only just finished school and saved enough money when he started his trip through Asia like so many others of his generation. One day, of course, he realized that he never really arrived at the place he was and thus never really experienced the country and its people. He had the courage to accept that fact and act accordingly, something only few people do. He came to Little Smile, lived with the boys and Bawani in Hill Top and suddenly he was no longer a tourist but had arrived in a completely different world – the world of Little Smile in Sri Lanka.

Lukas was so impressed, that he returned in his first semester break. There were so many things to see and to admire. A children’s aid organization that also protects the nature, fights for trees and wild animals and even establishes a nature reserve. Where normally you only find empty words, Little Smile acts, and this is also true when it comes to the protection of the environment.