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Happy Tamil & Sinhala New Year!

Wishing everyone a peaceful Tamil & Sinhala New year!

Even in the most dire moments- women keep turning up- for themselves- their children and the next generation.

Women come together in small numbers to make lasting impacts to us all. In Sri Lanka we have time and time again benefited through their strength- in war- in conflict- during the economic crisis when they fed children when governments couldn't handle challenges- when climate impacts have pushed her to the brink but she has still held on to return back to cultivation and livelihood efforts.

Women's Day is a reminder for us to celebrate this strength, promote women from community to leadership roles and continue in our movement for

Celebrating women's day means more than that moment. For it is about the continued relationships and sharing for over 22 years with community grassroots women that lead to moments.

As we commemorate this important day- we cannot leave behind important groups of women that we work with and work for

1. participation of will change systems and are lives. is for everyone not just the vulnerable.

2.women heads of households are one of the most affected in Sri Lanka because of war and continued crisis relating to conflicts, economy and climate. Today they become also one of the most important groups to support as they come out of the cyclone impacts into facing challenges due to global wars.

3. women with disabilities matter. Their matter. There are conflict affected women in the war torn districts of the North and East Provinces in Sri Lanka that have been physically and mentally impacted by the war, and need additional support as they cannot enjoy or continue life as it was before. Rights of the matter. Defining who they are is the first step to recognition which can lead to empowerment.

This women's day we want to share with you that in any sphere means

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Support community efforts in reaching most affected and vulnerable populations. We are focusing on women, children and persons with disabilities. In addition we are supporting community volunteers so that they can better engage and support their own communities. Reach out to us for more details on focused support.

In solidarity with everyone who was affected 🙏🏽
We stand together in support to the best of our efforts


Maithreyi Rajasingam Inthumathy Hariharathamotharan Viluthu Mannar Viluthu Jaffna Viluthu Chrd Viluthu Viluthu Batticaloa Trinco Viluthu

Communities leading the way with 100,000 fish, distributed within 10 villages, cleared 8 water bodies/ponds and communities received the necessary fishing nets - all to support their very own communities with cyclic contribution and distribution of resources for the most vulnerable women within their communities.

Facilitation for means to dream bigger and Co-create with the communities.

Join us in continuously supporting communities.

need to be part of the conversation. Not just in the periphery but right at the centre.

Watch this story by Viluthu on Instagram before it disappears. 55 Followers, 58 Following, 38 Posts

When speak they speak in their language. district children demanding nutritious food availability in their school canteens in the way they know how. Missing wholesome snacks and meals? Feel it.Taste it. Make the change with the children at the heart of it.

Join the children in supporting awareness about nutritious food in school canteens and homes.

Even in crisis, the children have the solutions.

is a burden only felt by women. When menstrual products that are uses by almost all girls and women is classified as luxury items regardless of the fact that it is in the lives of women and girls has its own cost and impact of making menstrual products not accessible for women in many parts of our country. In pakistan a young lawyer calls out this inequality of treatment where women hold the weight of the tax costs that their peer men and boys dont even feel.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/03/the-young-lawyer-taking-pakistan-to-court-over-its-unfair-period-tax

The young lawyer taking Pakistan to court over its unfair ‘period tax’ Mahnoor Omer hopes the case will put public pressure on the government to make sanitary products affordable in a country where they cost too much for most women