During the year in review, the Foundation continued to service prioritised needs as per assessments conducted in the selected villages, namely:

• Iranaipalai in Puthukkudiyiruppu DS of Mullaitivu District – supply of 20 fishing boats and and engines benefiting 40 families, safety equipment benefiting 100 fisher families; supply of wash basins and water pipelines for the village school.
• Puthumathalan in Maritimepattu DS of Mullaitivu District – supply of 20 fishing boats and and engines benefiting 40 families, safety equipment benefiting 100 fisher families; provision of a drinking water well for the village school; repair of an access road benefiting approx 100 paddy farmers.
• Ellangaithurai Mugathuvaram GN in Verugal DS of Trincomalee District – supply of 30 fishing nets benefiting 60 families, provision of coconut plant seedlings benefiting 30 farmers.

The Foundation continued to collaborate with World Vision Lanka and the John Keells Group companies on location (Union Assurance for Mullaitivu District and Chaaya Blu, Trincomalee for Trincomalee District) in project implementation.

Under the first phase of the project implemented in the Mullaitivu villages in 2012 / 13, selected members of fisher societies of the villages were provided with fishing nets and tools while members of women’s rural development societies were assisted to start a savings scheme and also provided with bicycles towards enabling their children better access to schools. Moreover, the two schools in the villages were provided with a total of five double units of toilets.

The Foundation will continue to empower the various communities in the two villages in the Mullaitivu District in the future, particularly in relation to livelihood development including enhancement of women entrepreneurship opportunities, infrastructure and skills development for the benefit of school children and youth, and provision of water and sanitation facilities for schools and communities. As regards to the Trincomalee District, in consideration of the Government Agent’s request to redirect support to more disadvantaged areas of the District, the Foundation plans to discontinue its involvement in the Verugal DS and initiate development activities in the Morawewa DS.