TRO Opens a Sewing Training Centre at Potkerni Thampalakamam.
[TRO News section, August 04, 2003 10:00 GMT]
The Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation, Trincomalee Branch declared opened a Sewing Training Centre at Potkerni, Thampalakamam on 2 August 2003 to provide vocational training for the war affected women in the village.
The President of the Potkerni Rural Development Society and the District Director, TRO Mr Mathavarajah lit the traditional oil lamp, and the Thampalakamam Political Head Mr S Thirumalai declared open the Training centre. Mr Nallasivam, TRO Divisional coordinator presided over the ceremony. LTTE Trincomalee district political wing leader Mr S Thilak handed over the scissors and cloth to the teacher in charge of the sewing centre.
Thampalakamam was an ancient prosperous Tamil village with thousands of acres of well-irrigated farm, but was devastated in 1985 forcing the populace to flee with loss of many lives and property. Since the signing of the MOU between the Govt. and LTTE in 2002 the village is limping back to normalcy with the return of hundreds of families from Wanni and elsewhere. The widows and unemployed youths in this village need vocational training for job opportunities and income generation. TRO has identified this village as one of the target villages in Trincomalee District for poverty alleviation through vocational training and other assistance
[TRO News section, August 04, 2003 10:00 GMT]
The Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation, Trincomalee Branch declared opened a Sewing Training Centre at Potkerni, Thampalakamam on 2 August 2003 to provide vocational training for the war affected women in the village.
The President of the Potkerni Rural Development Society and the District Director, TRO Mr Mathavarajah lit the traditional oil lamp, and the Thampalakamam Political Head Mr S Thirumalai declared open the Training centre. Mr Nallasivam, TRO Divisional coordinator presided over the ceremony. LTTE Trincomalee district political wing leader Mr S Thilak handed over the scissors and cloth to the teacher in charge of the sewing centre.
Thampalakamam was an ancient prosperous Tamil village with thousands of acres of well-irrigated farm, but was devastated in 1985 forcing the populace to flee with loss of many lives and property. Since the signing of the MOU between the Govt. and LTTE in 2002 the village is limping back to normalcy with the return of hundreds of families from Wanni and elsewhere. The widows and unemployed youths in this village need vocational training for job opportunities and income generation. TRO has identified this village as one of the target villages in Trincomalee District for poverty alleviation through vocational training and other assistance
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