We partnered with the Differently-Abled Tamil Association (DATA) to distribute approximately 523 relief packs to affected persons, including children and mainly differently-abled. Batticaloa – 103Trincomalee – 150Amparai – 50Jaffna – 100Mullaitivu – 120Our partnership makes sure our efforts of helping all of these persons is effective and timely, given our limited distribution time during curfew lifts.We believe our efforts are making...
As we are determined to provide relief to families who have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, we were able to provide dry rations to a number of families in Jaffna & Mannar. They were identified as a high-risk district and have been under curfew for over 25 days and counting. We were also able to provide relief to approx....
Manitha Neyam Trust continues to monitor and provide relief to families in need. Last week, we were able to share some dry ration packs to families of daily wage earners in the Mannar district, as well as Colombo South. We were able to cover Thekkam Village, in Mannar District. These rations are sufficient for a weeks’ time and Manitha Neyam Trust expects...
LIFT – MNT – COVID19 Dry Food – Batticaloa With the financial support of Manitha Neyam Trust, LIFT distributed a total of 575 Dry ration packs, each worth of LKR 1,080/- to Five divisional secretariat Divisions of Batticaloa: Manmunai North (75), Paddipalai (100), Chenkalady (200), Valaichenai (100) and vaharai (100). The project was completed between 14th and 19th of April 2020. the...
Manitha Neyam Trust continues to provide relief to families affected by the nationwide shutdown in Sri Lanka. A curfew implemented across the country, has made containment of this disease easier for public health officials. However, daily wage workers, the majority in many rural areas, are out of work without access to a source of income. MNT has been able to provide...
Pandemic update: The nationwide curfew in Sri Lanka persists, as does the coronavirus pandemic. Curfew lifts come weekly for a short period of time, allowing people to go outside without special permission. While these extreme measures are proving to contain the disease, many citizens in rural parts of the country have been affected by this economic shutdown. Daily wage workers...