07.04.2017
SUPPLY OF SEWING MACHINES & LOANS FOR LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES.
A request was made by our coordinator in Navakelaniyapura in Wellampitya area of Colombo District to help young women for their livelihood activities. They were affected in the floods that occurred in May 2016.
After having interviewed them eight young women were selected. Five of them were given one each new Juki sewing machines on an interest free loan basis. They will be sewing curtains, making school bags, ladies hand bags, and also undertake orders from garment factories for sewing parts of garments, and sewing cushion covers for Private Hospitals. Three others were given interest free loans of Rs.30,000/- each for purchasing raw materials for grinding chilli and pepper and packing for sale through grocery shops. The event was held on 7th April 2017.
They will be repay the loans from the income generated from their respective business activities.