SEED was formed in 1995, with the mission to assist people living in the Vavuniya district (North-Central Lanka) who were affected by the 30 year civil strife. SEED is committed to the interests of marginalized groups in the area of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. These include internally displaced persons (IDPs), families affected by the internal conflict who are living below the poverty...
Jaffna Jaipur Centre is well known for the priceless services they provide for the war victims. They work hard to bring back a sense of normalcy in the lives of people with limb-loss / physical disabilities, and empower them through a total rehabilitation program to restore their confidence. Apart from the above-mentioned services, they are involved in providing orthotic devices and...
Mathavam, a support center for neuro-developmental disorders in Jaffna, was established in 2014. Services provided include early assessment and diagnoses of disorders, speech and language therapy, training for parents of special needs children and creating awareness in Sri Lanka about these developmental disorders. Mathavam was in need of a new educational space for training and educating differently abled children. For younger...
Despite advancement in certain areas of life in Sri Lanka, it remains a developing nation with insufficient public funds to provide appropriate medical care and hospital facilities outside of the main hubs. Batticaloa is one such area, located nearly 350 kilometers from Colombo on the far eastern coast of the country. Even though it has the largest tertiary care institution in...
What can be considered more meritorious than caring for the wellbeing of pregnant mothers and newborns? Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Seva Centre undertakes this amazing project, caring for approximately 250 expecting mothers a year. Each expecting mother is fully provided with health drinks, milk powder, bedding, bottles and all other childcare products that they will need to care for their newborns....
Kolam, a Manitha Neyam Trust supported project, places importance on the arts and crafts unique to the Jaffna peninsula. Founded by contemporary Sri Lankan artists, T Shanaathanan and Pradeep Thalawatta in collaboration with graduates from the Art & Design Unit of the University of Jaffna, Kolam pays homage to centuries of age-old crafts and traditions, documenting the invaluable artistic culture that...