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...
Manitha Neyam Trust continues to provide relief to families in need during this quarantine. In this past week during a curfew lift, we were able to distribute pantry staples to approximately 400 families. The beneficiaries are from 16 villages in Mannar district, selected by the Grama Seveka Officer (Village Service Officer) as well as Kalmunai in the Eastern Province. These pantry items are sufficient...
Sri Lanka has been on lockdown, with an indefinite curfew and stores shutting down. The country’s response to COVID-19 has been extreme, to limit the spread in congested areas. Unfortunately, work-from-home is not an option for the majority of people, leaving families in rural regions vulnerable. No income means no food on the table. Thanks to our donors, during a curfew lift,...