Religious service organize by women in Jaffna

The “PUNTHALE “  women district committee

The “PUNTHALE “  women district committee is functioned with the representation of  members who come from women headed families as well as displaced families  in Sabapathi camp, Konatkulam camp, Kannagi camp, Needavan camp, Yogapuram  01 camp, Saraswathi 01camp and some villages such as Sarasvathi02,  Selvapuram and Sunnagam. The committee members of Sabapathi camp proposed to organize an oblation in the temple of the camp. Therefore, an oblation was organized to get a concern of the government to settle the people who are living as displaced families in the Sabapathi camp since 1990 in their own villages as well as to solve the problems of the women in the camp. They had planned to arrange a discussion  with political parties and civil organizations about the experience they faced within last 24 years based on the main event.

The women district committee had also planned to hand over latter to the district secretary emphasizing the basic issues the women are facing in the area. Although they had ready to hold the oblation, the security forces threatened not to organize the event. The forces also obstructed to hand over the prepared letter to the district secretary.

The young women tried to hold the oblation even in the mist of threatens but finally they changed their decision because of the intervention of their parents, elders and relatives. The women informed about the situation to the district coordinator of NAFSO in Jaffna. The district coordinator arranged a meeting with the women at 3pm in the same day. 

Some representatives were invited to the meeting.  Miss. S. Anandi,  the minister of women in the provincial council in the North, Mr. Sageevan, vice president of the Pradeshiya sabha in Thelippalei, Mr. Herman Kumara, National Convener of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement, Miss. Lavina Hasanthi, women coordinator of NAFSO, Mr.Jesudasan, North East Coordinator, NAFSO. Mr. Imbanayagam, district coordinator of NAFSO in Jaffna, Ms, T, Jayachichra, animator, Mr. S. Subramaniyam, the president of the committee of district fisheries solidarity and Miss.Selva malar, the president of “ PUNTHALE”district women committee participated to the meeting.

The situation was analyzed in the meeting and aware the women to go head strengthening the women group. They decided to organize the oblation in future.