Thirty six Jaffna widows and thirty three Sinhalese widows from the South attended the programme to get a comprehensive knowledge on making of bags at low cost. This was a good opportunity for women from the North and the South to share ideas..
Ms Kamala Lojini, District Coordinator for Women’s Development-Jaffna assisted the Army by educating the participants through lectures and practical sessions during the workshop to enable them to start self-employment
Ms Kanthi Kesu Pushpakala of Meesalai East, Ms Christy Kaushalya of Nallur and Ms W.M. Ranmenike of Dambulla addressed the gathering. Principal of J / Vasavilan Madya Maha Vidyalaya T.V. Jeyanthan also extended his assistance to the programme.(KH/SI)