Sri Lanka was hit by a severe tropical cyclone on November called as Buravi that caused widespread flooding and landslides in Northern and Eastern districts of the country destroying homes and submerging entire villages.
Like many other countries around the world, the Sri Lankan Government imposed curfew orders and issued a strict order for people not to move about.
The workers and daily wage earners that we help support suffered a lot .There there was a call from the divisional Secretary to the NGOs to provide support to them .Ten for Tamils was more than happy to oblige by providing items such as dry rations.
Dry rations on their way to villagers.
Calls were received from villages that were very badly affected asking bread, dry rations ,milk powder and so on. But distributing things needed permission from the GA police and curfew authorities. Permission from the GA was sought after some effort and once the curfew was lifted distribution could begin.
Receiving dry rations.
Sri Lanka is going to have a very difficult time as the deteriorating economy and import restrictions will adversely affect the population, especially the marginalised groups.
More aid in the future is needed. If you can help please donate to Ten for Tamils.
Recently much needed exercise books were distributed to Muslim students at Pommavely under a project sponsored by Ten For Tamils. These will help them much with their studies.
Ten for Tamils have been distributing materials so that women like “Mathi” can create and sustain small businesses for themselves to support their families.
There are thousands of Tamils widows in the north of Sri Lanka, many of them created by the Civil war, which ended in 2009 after twenty five years. Continue reading “For Widows, Life After Loss”
TEN for TAMILS has been very quiet, but we are back with a newly formed committee, ready to take on some more challenges in the North of Sri Lanka to support the many widows who rely on us to help them. Continue reading “Konapulam Camp and Ten for Tamils Update”
Tamil women have been displaced and live in camps because the military occupies their land. A family that doesn’t have it’s own land is not included as a beneficiary by any NGO’S. Continue reading “Loss of Land Also Loses Identity”
Meet some of the Tamil people that Ten for Tamils intends to help.
Missing Daughter
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A widow whose daughter is missing.
Widowed with Four Children
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Learn about a widow whose land has been occupied by the military making earning enough money to look after her four children a difficult task.