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Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy declares open New Seva Vanitha Office


Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral
Thisara Samarasinghe lighting the traditional oil lamp
In order to facilitate a better service and streamline the administrative process a new office of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit has been established at the Naval Head Quarters in Colombo. Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe declared open the new office on 14th August 2009. Mrs. Malathie Samarasinghe the incumbent President, Director Generals of Naval Directorates together with their spouses and senior members of the Seva Vanitha Unit were present at the occasion.
   
SVU President  Mrs.Malathie Samarasinghe
cutting the ribbon		 SVU President Mrs. Malathie Samarasinghe
entering the new office with the senior members
SVU President Mrs.Malathie Samarasinghe
lighting the traditional oil lamp		 Mrs.Nilu Dissanayaka lighting
the traditional oil lamp
Cdr MPR Chandrasekara lighting
the traditional oil lamp		 LT SPN Sujeewa lighting the traditional oil lamp
Commander of the Navy
Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe
making an entry in the visitor's book		 Commander of the Navy
Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe
making an entry in the visitor's book
SVU President Mrs. Malathie Samarasinghe
with the lady officers		 SVU President Mrs.Malathie Samarasinghe
at discussion with members


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).
*  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).