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Happy Pongal to the Elders (Gift of love & Prosperity) – February 18, 2020

Another Manitha Neyam Trust funded project in Kalmunai Tamil division, where approximately 30 selected elders in the area received household essentials, clothes and Thai Pongal goods as they celebrated the festival of farmers. This mainly cultivates the habit of thanksgiving, and is a wonderful tradition. This project was executed with the support of Sivaneri Arappani Manram, we thank all the donors...

Flood Relief to Victims in Ampara District – – February 08, 2020

Monsoon rains flooded most parts of the island during the months of October to December. Most of the north and east villages were affected due to the floods, and residents of Veeramunai, Aaraiyadivembu, Oorani, Thirukkovil and Kalmunai lost their livelihood due to the floods. Manitha Neyam Trust immediately allocated funds to help the victims, with the support of Sivaneri Arappani Manram. Manitha Neyam Trust distributed...

Kolam, Thinai Collection Launch – January 17, 2020

Thinai is a type of poetical mode or theme. Since 2 CE, each Thinai was closely associated with a particular landscape such as Kurinji (hilly backwoods), Palai (parched zones), Mullai (pastoral tract), Marutam (wetlands) and Neital (littoral land), along with imagery associated with the respective landscape such as God, flowers, trees, wildlife, people, climate and geography. These collectively provided imagery...

Revisit – Suicide Prevention Centre by Sustainable Living Solutions Trust – Jan 07, 2020

Some exemplary works go unnoticed due to the silent impact it has. The Sustainable Living Solutions Trust is an organization, which provides empathic listening and counseling services to prevent suicides, through the Suicide prevention Centre. The Sustainable Trust is working hard to prevent suicide in the Vanni and Jaffna districts, by providing these services to people, who suffer from mental...