Livelihood assistance schemes provided by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs to Women-headed households and needy female entrepreneurs in Mannar, Mullaitivu, and Vavuniya districts.
The event for providing livelihood assistance schemes to female-headed households and female entrepreneurs in the Mannar, Mullaitivu, and Vavuniya districts by the Northern Provincial Ministry of Women’s Affairs was held on 16th October 2026 at the Multi-Purpose Training Centre Hall of the Department of Rural Development in Vavuniya District, presided over by Mrs. Ezhilarasi Antonyoganayagam, Secretary of the Northern Provincial Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development and Chairman of the District Coordinating Committees for Vavuniya, Mannar, and Mullaitivu, attended as the Chief Guest. Hon. Mayilvaganam Jeganathesvaran, Member of Parliament for the Vanni District, along with Mr. P. U. Sarathchandra, District Secretary of Vavuniya, and Mr. K. Kanakeswaran, District Secretary of Mannar, also actively participated in making the event a grand success.
During this event, assistance worth approximately 10 million LKR was distributed to:
- 34 beneficiaries from Mannar District
- 48 beneficiaries from Mullaitivu District
- 27 beneficiaries from Vavuniya District
The distributed items and aid included sewing machines, agricultural equipment (including water pumps), refrigerators, freezers, food production items, and financial aid for livestock farming, which were handed over to the selected female-headed households and needy female entrepreneurs.
The event was attended by key dignitaries and officers, including the Divisional Secretary of Vavuniya South, Assistant Secretaries, Chief Accountant, Deputy Director of Planning, Administrative Officer of the Northern Provincial Ministry of Women’s Affairs, as well as executive officers from the Northern Provincial Department of Social Services, Department of Industries, Cooperative Employees Commission, Vavuniya District Department of Cooperative Development, Vavuniya District Department of Rural Development, Women Development Officers, District Social Services Officers, Cooperative Development Officers of Vavuniya District, and staff of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
