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25 YEARS OF SERVICE

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Visit to Amma Veedu Childcare Home in Batticaloa – November 12, 2024

Recently, we visited the Amma Veedu Childcare Home in Batticaloa, which isrun by LIFT NGO. This home main mission is to provide employment to womenfrom either women-led or single-mother families, through training forvarious employment options to provide for their children. Earlier this year,MNT and LIFT partnered to open a children daycare center, providingchildcare for working mothers. This project is run...

Drinking Water for School Children, Iranaiilupaikulam, Mannar – October 24, 2024

Iranai Iluppaikulam GTM School is a rural village school in the Mannar district. This school had a well that was abandoned, and beyond repair. For years, the students and teachers had to bring drinking water from home, with no place at school to refill their water. “Pazhagalaam Vaango,” a community organization in the USA, funded this project and reached out to...

Awareness Sessions on Basic Computer Knowledge and Technology, Arayampathy, Batticaloa – September 15, 2024

Many know we live in a fast-growing digital age, where technology has impacted every part of our lives. It has become crucial across age groups, to learn the basics of computers and technology. Manitha Neyam Trust has partnered with local organizations to conduct education sessions on basic computer and technology, in rural villages across Sri Lanka. These education sessions have largely been...

Smart Classroom, Kalaimagal Maha Vidyalayam, Veppaiyadi, Amparai – August 17, 2024

On August 08th, 2024, a new smart classroom was inaugurated at Kalaimagal Maha Vidyalayam, under the leadership of the school’s principal, Mr. Thiagarajah. This initiative, like many others, aims to promote modern teaching methods for enhanced learning. The project was Funded by the Manitha Neyam Trust and executed by the Batticaloa-Amparai Science Union. The event had many attendees, including Mr. R. Chiranjeevi and Mrs. Chiranjeevi representing the Manitha Neyam...

Pre-Schools Support, Mullaitivu – July 29, 2024

attapalai, Mamoolai, Poothanvayal, Ponnakar, and Vithiyapuram are five villages in the heart of the Mullaitivu district, facing a critical shortage of basic educational necessities for their children. The Manitha Neyam Trust (MNT) has leaned in to address this gap, offering crucial sponsorships to over 100 underprivileged children to commence and continue their preschool education.  Here are a few facts about each...