Over 5000 people benefit from Women's Empowerment Ministry mobile service

by Nadira Gunatilleke

Over 5000 people obtained different services from the two-day mobile service conducted by the Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare Ministry at Sevanagala Maha Vidyalaya, a ministry spokesman said.

He said that the ministry provided wheel chairs, tricycles, clutches, educational equipment to schoolchildren, nutrition kits for pre-schools, special identity cards for elders, Social Security Board deeds and benefits, welfare kits for welfare centres and a large number of spectacles for the needy people. Rice and date provided for about 2000 families take part in 'Food for Work' program.

Western and Ayurvedic clinics were also held during the two-day mobile service. National Identity Cards were also provided. A health and social welfare advisory and training program was also held. A FM radio broadcast, Uva Wellassa Community FM was on the air during the mobile service with the assistance of the media unit of the Sevanagala Maha Vidyalaya, Health Bureau and Sevanagala Sugar Company.

Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare Ministry Additional Secretary Harsha Soyza, Ranjith Samaratunga, Directress, Social Services Ms.Yamuna Chithranganee and several other officials were present at the occasion.