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IT Education Empowerment Program in Poonagar, Echilampatru, Trincomalee – January 20, 2023 

In continuation of efforts to enable IT education focused on skill development, to increase future job prospects, another computer lab was inaugurated at the Poonagar, Echilampatru in Trincomalee district. This project was executed via Hindu Youth council and funded by the Manitha Neyam Trust Youth Group. This is the fourth computer lab inaugurated with the sponsorship of MNT; the first lab is in Batticaloa district,...

Prosthetic Limbs Project, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu – December 29, 2022

Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts have been the most affected due to the war in Sri Lanka. Though many years have passed since the war ended, the effects can still be seen in the citizens. Due to latent development and the current economic crisis, daily life has increasingly become difficult, especially for those who were disabled during the war. To provide relief,...

Donation of Shoes to Primary School Children, Meesalai, Jaffna – December 09, 2022

Veerasingam Mahavidyalayam is a school located in Meesalai, Jaffna. The primary section of Veerasingham Mahavidyalam consists of 465 students. Around 51 students in this school live below the poverty line, and the current economic crisis pushed them into deeper poverty, thus the families are unable to provide shoes for their kids to wear to school. Manitha Neyam Trust came forward to donate...

AHAM Industries, Progress Update – November 23, 2022

Over the past two decades, Manitha Neyam Trust has worked in the Kilinochchi and Vanni region on a number of programs, aiding the disabled and marginalized residents and their families. The Trust believes that, in order to improve the people’s lives, a longer-term financial solution is required in the Vanni region. AHAM Industries was founded with the purpose of developing a...

Valluvar Public Library in Delmar Estate, Ragala – October 24, 2022

The abandoned Delmar Primary School has been converted into a valuable public library by a local youth organization called “Valluvar Educational Development Forum”. This organization consists of university undergraduate students, school students, and youths of Delmar Estate. The highlight of this project is that the local youths and skill workers (masons and carpenters) turned this building into a...

Yoga Classes at Sakthi Illam, Ratmalana – October 02, 2022

Yoga is extremely beneficial for our health and wellbeing. Learning and practicing yoga is a proven method to improve health in children, in ways such as: anxiety + stress managementimproved emotional regulationboosts self-esteemincreases body awareness and mindfulnessenhances concentration and memorydevelops strength and flexibilityteaches discipline and reduces impulsivity Considering the benefits of yoga, MNT invited Ms. Vijitha Buviindran and Thivyaa of Raleigh, North...