Sri Lanka

Key problem

Poor people are vulnerable to changing market conditions of rural and urban communities in Sri Lanka.

What are we doing?

We are helping to increase opportunities for incomes and employment of disadvantaged men and women; by building the capacity of our partner SEEDS to provide a range of more effective services in 22 districts.  We are helping SEEDS become more efficient, self-reliant and responsive; so far over 25,000 new jobs have been created.

Key problem

The southern coast of the Hambantota District in Sri Lanka was heavily damaged by the tsunami and is one of the poorest districts in the country - 32% of its people live below the poverty line. 

What are we doing?

We are helping people to obtain sustainable livelihoods, and to improve the health, sanitation and living conditions of 2,500 poor and vulnerable households.  APT is helping our partner Business Creations target the most disadvantaged - including widows and people with disabilities.

Siththi Razeena Milhan is a Widow and mother of five children.  She was struggling alone bringing up her family and carrying out some poultry farming, when the Tsunami struck. She lost her stock and could not collect money from the hoteliers to whom she sold her chickens. There were also hygiene problems in her house. She was helpless.

Given weekly hygiene training, she taught her children who had no understanding of the importance of good hygiene and sanitation practices. She had training to improve her business management skills, and six bags of broiler ration to restart her business through a loan scheme. Her business – and her children – are now doing really well!

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