Mrs. Srima Colombage takes over as new Navy Seva Vanitha Unit President
Mrs. Srima Colombage took over as the new Navy Seva Vanitha Unit President on 28th September 2012. She officially assumed duties at a function held at the office of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit at the Naval Headquarters. Outgoing President Mrs. Neluka Dissanayake and members of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit were also present on the occasion.
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Seva Vanitha Movement of Sri Lanka
The Seva Vanitha Movement of Sri Lanka was established in 1993. It is a non political national movement pledged to harness the support of the women of Sri Lanka to ensure equality of opportunity, so that no person shall suffer any disability on the ground of race, religion, language, caste, political opinion or occupation, and to act on agreed goals to develop a plan of action which would encourage and enable women to participate in national development programmes through service.
Seva Vanitha Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy
The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy was established on 7th December 1984. Wives of the officers and sailors, women officers and women sailors in the Navy are the members of this unit.
Since its inception, the unit has been functioning under 8 presidents and presently Mrs. Malathie Samarasinghe holds the office of president of the Sri Lanka Navy Seva Vanitha Unit.
Objectives
* Providing land for families of naval personnel who are killed in action (KIA),missing
in action (MIA) or wounded in action (WIA).
in action (MIA) or wounded in action (WIA).
* Rendering assistance to the families of naval personnel who are KIA, MIA or WIA, to build houses.
* Providing interest-free loans
* Providing auxiliary medical equipment (such as artificial limbs, wheel chairs etc.) to naval personnel who are WIA.
* Rendering assistance to build wells and toilets for disabled sailors.
* Providing scholarships to the children of naval personnel who are KIA, MIA or WIA.
* Management and administration of Seva Vanitha Montessories at Trincomalee & SLNS
Gemunu.
* Maintenance of Ward No. 17 in Mental Hospital, Mulleriyawa.
* Providing meals to the children (Displaced from North & East) in
an orphanage every month.
* Arranging of donations to war-affected villagers.
* Arranging donations of medical equipment to Naval Hospitals.
* Providing financial support and equipment for self employment to naval personnel who are wounded in action (WIA).
