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Women convention in Tricomalee
National
Fisheries Solidarity Movement working with IDPS and women that heading the
family, for several years in North and East.
During the period we identified that there are large number of women
have been lost their husbands due to the war , natural disasters,
disappearances and accidents in trincomalee district. Among them, war and
disappearance of husbands have caused the major reason for the women to become
family head.
In
this situation, we planned to conduct a women convention to make a real annotation on the issue. As
first stage we conduct a Parallel survey in ten villages of Trincomalee
district where NAFSO working with for several years.
We prepared a report on that survey and
submitted it to the political authorities, social activists, government sector
and general public.
We conducted the women convention with around
180 family headed women under the theme of “Empower the Family Headed Women and
Protect the Right to Live” with several objectives in Center of Municipal council on 11th of
December 2012 in Trincomalee.
Among our objectives,
1. Socialize the widows who were neglected by the society through organizing as well. 2. Make a relationship between the government sector and the women headed families
for develop proper measures to strengthen
them economically. 3. Help them to
acquire Social recognition with strength that living as people who have no rights
and privileges. 4. Strengthen them to
act independently in the society by eliminating the narrow ideas of the society
on the women who lost their partner and defeat the cultural barriers for them.
5. Develop them socially and economically by help them to win rights enjoyed by
the common society.
Social activists, representatives from civil
organizations, representatives of political parties, governmental officers and
women headed families participated to the convention in the Town and Gravest division
in Trincomalee district.
Chairman
of municipal council in Trinconalee participated as the chief guest of the
convention and former chairman of the
local government was there in the front , Mr. D.V. Chinthaka Vijevardana, coordinating
secretary of the deputy fisheries minister, Mr. Sachchidanandan, advisor of the
NGO forum were among the speakers of the program.
Mr.
Sumith Nishantha, Director of planning in ministry of education in western
province made the main speech on the theme of “the plans of the government to
enhance the life condition of the women headed families” as the invited speaker. Mr. Herman Kumara made a speech as the
national convener of NAFSO in the convention.
women coordinator and some officials of National Fisheries
Solidarity Movement, Mr. Anannda Peris, Coordinator of District Fisheries
Solidarity and A.M. Raheem Nana, Animator of that organization participated to
the convention. Some Media come form regional level as well as
even Colombo
gave media coverage as well.
http://www.vikalpa.org/?p=13534
www.lankanewsweb.com
http://passionparade.blogspot.com/2012/12/breadwinners.html
http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/13779
http://tamil.dailymirror.lk/2010-07-14-09-13-23/2010-08-12-10-11-54/2010-08-12-10-15-52/55098-2012-12-19-09-50-55.html
http://www.vikalpa.org/?p=13534
www.lankanewsweb.com
http://passionparade.blogspot.com/2012/12/breadwinners.html
http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/13779
http://tamil.dailymirror.lk/2010-07-14-09-13-23/2010-08-12-10-11-54/2010-08-12-10-15-52/55098-2012-12-19-09-50-55.html
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