In Sri Lanka , women in the bottom strata of the society who constitute the majority of the population are struggling to lead a decent life. They face with many issues on a day to day basis. Even the national level women movements , mostly headed by upper class women, have not been able to lift the poor women from the harsh realities in life.

Since the beginning of the last decade there is a growing tendency of self organizing of Sri Lanka poor women in rural areas in their self – help groups and net working among them. In most of these groups along with a membership of 8 – 15 sat on the floor at their weekly meeting in one of their houses and engage in different activities to eradicate their poverty by empowering women to develop individual and effective self – reliance through mass mobilization and working through the family units and low income groups in villages and hamlets.


Living in a Rural Villages Helping Women Empowerment

• For International volunteers its an interesting feature to live in a rural village for periods of two weeks to 12 weeks and working with rural women.
   

• You can actively participate and contribute your knowledge at their weekly group meetings. You can sat on the floor with the women and observe and contribute at their discussions on socio – economic issues.
   

• Promoting self employment opportunities to the members by coordinating necessary training , provision of internal credit facilities among group members etc.. manage & control by women leaders.
   

• From the credit facilities they obtain from their village women bank (control & manage by these village women) they engaged in different income generative activities at their houses individually, Such as Orchid growing , Mushroom production, Cattle rearing, Poultry keeping, Producing handicraft, Dress Making etc ..
   

• You can learn more on these productions and contribute some thing as to increase their production by working with them.
   

• Teaching English Language to the young girls in the village in evenings.
   

• Participating village religious & cultural activities with your rural friends
   

• You can learn how Sri Lanka women prepare delicious food with out using any sort of additives.
  
  This program is specially suitable for female volunteers
  
  Who are interested in living with rural women And working with & working for them