CARE served tsunami hit people

Raja Waidyasekera Tissamaharama special corr

According to the year 2000 statistics there have been only 21 widows hit this amount has now increased more than ten folds, said Suneeka Perera addressing the journalists in Hambantota district at Chandrika Hotel Tissamaharama.

It was organised by the Hambantota branch of CARE International.

She said that the ten year period from 1975-1985 has been declared the World Women's decade.

CARE international has a history of six years in Hambantota district, said Asive Mohamed addressing the journalists.

He said after tsunami 4,000 NGOs served the tsunami stricken people in Sri Lanka.

But there was no transparency of the work done by most of the NGOs. But the CARE worked in close collaboration with the state sector institutions led by the respective District Secretaries.

Mohamed said everything was done under the tsunami program with their approval.

Sisira Wijesundera said that the CARE implemented sustainable livelihood development projects in Hambantota, Tissamaharama and Suriyawewa DS areas in Hambantota district to raise the living, financial and social conditions of the less fortunate downtrodden masses and tsunami stricken people.

Chamila Jayasantha of CARE international also spoke.