Addressing the Needs of Children Affected by War in the North-East of Sri Lanka
[ Sunday, 14 September 2003, 2:48 EST ]

Tamil children in the North-East of Sri Lanka have been the tragic, innocent victims of the war which has ravaged their homeland for almost 20 years. Although the guns are now silent, many children still daily suffer the effects of the conflict in the form of absent parents or siblings, homelessness or displacement, malnutrition and poverty.

TRO, in partnership with UNICEF, has developed a suite of ten projects aimed at providing comprehensive and sustainable solutions to the problems currently faced by the children of the North-East.

The ten projects, listed below, will be conducted with the assistance of other non-Government organisations, and with the support of the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE.

The projects areas are:

Child rights training
Awareness campaign on child rights including prevention and monitoring of violations
Release and reintegration of underage recruits and children seeking recruitment through the establishment of Transit Centres
Micro-credit facilities and income generation
Vocational training
Education
Health and nutrition
Provision of psychosocial care
Provision of social work services
Alternative care for children unable to return to their families

Updates on the progress of these progress will be reported on this website over the coming months

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