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    29Nov, 2021
    Livelihood projects – inputs for beneficiaries engaged in fishing and agriculture

    Following their visit to Nilaveli for the inauguration of the science laboratory, CEO and the HOIP participated in the distribution of livelihood inputs to beneficiaries in the areas of Valaiyoothu and Irakkakkandy  in Trincomalee.

    The distribution event was organized to handover tools and other related inputs to beneficiaries of the livelihood project under ‘Improving the Livelihoods of Poor and Marginalized Families in the Kuchchaweli Division, Trincomalee – 2021’. Selected families engaged in agriculture from the Valiyoothu region received inputs such as irrigation system apparatus to assist them in enhancing their farming practices and increase their yield during harvest and sustain and increase their income.

    Their next stop was the village of Irrakkakkandy where fishing is the primary livelihood. The fishing community beneficiaries who engage in lagoon and deep-sea fishing received fishing tools and equipment to practice safe and productive fishing. The CEO and HOIP were also declared open the Seafood Value Addition Center at Irrankandy; which is part of the project with the objective of diversification and value added product to gain sustainable income through their livelihood initiatives.

    9Nov, 2021
    Muslim Aid Sri Lanka’s courtesy visit to the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka

    The officials of Muslim Aid Sri Lanka made a courtesy visit to the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, on the 8th of November, 2021. They met the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner, His Excellency, Mr Tanvir Ahmed, at the High Commission premises.

    During the visit, the Country Director of Muslim Aid Sri Lanka, Mr. Faizer Khan highlighted Muslim Aid’s fifteen (15) years of dedicated service in Sri Lanka to the Deputy High Commissioner. He also recollected the partnership between Muslim Aid Sri Lanka and the Pakistan High Commission, through which a substantial number of development and aid programmes were conducted. Muslim Aid then expressed their interest to resume the partnership with the High Commission.

    The Deputy High Commissioner described the High commission’s programmes; especially those supporting higher education and educational scholarships of Sri Lankan students every year. His Excellency also highlighted the Pakistani Government’s assistance to Sri Lanka through   community-based household livelihood programmes.

    Furthermore, His Excellency, Mr.Tanvir Ahmed mentioned the strategy adopted by the High Commission in implementing the projects in Sri Lanka, where the projects focus on cultivating and establishing social cohesion and coexistence among the communities in the country.

    The Country Director of Muslim Aid Sri Lanka was accompanied by Business Development Manager, M. Mohamed Jaleel and Business Development Officer Fahim Iqbal on this courtesy visit.

    7Nov, 2018
    As we continue reaching significant milestones

    As we continue reaching significant milestones in our Village Development Programme of MASL with the help of our wonderful donors; we are pleased to announce yet another achievement.Today, Muslim Aid ceremonially opened the Handloom Centre in Muttunagar,Trincomalee with our donors and well wishers gracing the occasion.

    Our team also visited the bilateral school and had a discussion with the principal and staff. Our appraisal of the village revealed that there’s a huge need in the village to develop the quality of education, infrastructure and access to the most basic of facilities. Muslim Aid has already embarked on the process of improving the living conditions of the people by installing water connections in the village.

     

     

    10Oct, 2018
    Hand-loom Weaving Centre in the village of Kappalthurai in the Trincomalee district.

    Muslim Aid, with the aid of funding partners, recently launched a Handloom Weaving centre in the village of Kappalthurai in the Trincomalee district.

    The centre – a social enterprise model was launched with the aim of providing job opportunities for youth, especially young girls, so that they could gain financial independence and break the cycle of poverty and vulnerability they have been facing all their lives due to the war and economic instability that ravaged the North-Eastern part of Sri Lanka.