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...
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...
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 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...
In our effort to increase IT education, focused on the development of future job prospects, a computer lab was recently inaugurated at the Verugal Village in Trincomalee District. The project was executed via Vivekananda Community Trust and funded by the Manitha Neyam Trust. This is the third computer lab inaugurated with the sponsorship of MNT: the first lab is in...
The political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka has affected lots of mid-lower income earning families around the country, such as the daily-wage workers and farmers. In order to support their household and help them grow their own food, Manitha Neyam Trust initiated a home gardening project in Koraveli village. 25 farmers were selected for the initial support, and as the...