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Home Gardening
2024-09-07 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
The Home Gardening Project – 2022 implemented by HOPE Organization in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, aims to empower 100 vulnerable women, including widows, female-headed households, breadwinners, and women with disabilities (PWDs), by promoting sustainable home gardening to strengthen household food security and improve family nutrition. The beneficiaries come from families severely affected by decades of civil conflict, limited rehabilitation support, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 economic and political crisis, which resulted in high inflation, food shortages, fuel scarcity, increased transportation costs, and widespread poverty that forced many families to reduce or skip meals. In response to rising food prices and malnutrition, the project organizes beneficiaries into four Self-Help Groups (SHGs) of 25 members each, with group leaders guiding gardening practices and small-scale marketing of surplus produce. Participants receive training and guidance on home gardening techniques, traditional cultivation methods, water management, and sustainable practices, along with the provision of vegetable seeds and limited agricultural inputs. The project promotes environmentally friendly approaches such as compost preparation at household level and the use of natural insecticides made from local herbs like neem. With available land space around their homes and access to basic water sources, families are encouraged to cultivate vegetables and nutritious crops for daily consumption and income generation, thereby reducing dependency, improving nutritional standards, and building long-term resilience within vulnerable communities in Trincomalee.

Medical Camp
2023-02-19 00:00
The Medical Camp organized by HOPE Organization aims to provide essential eye care and optical services to persons with disabilities and their family members in the Trincomalee District. The project focuses on identifying and treating common eye conditions such as short-sight, long-sight, cataracts, and other vision impairments, while also providing spectacles to those in need. A total of 100 beneficiaries from fifteen villages in Town & Gravats will be selected based on the severity of their eyesight problems.
This initiative addresses the challenges faced by vulnerable families who are unable to access medical care due to poverty, limited awareness, transportation barriers, and the impacts of COVID-19. In collaboration with key stakeholders including Base Hospital Trincomalee, Rural Development Societies, Social Service Departments, and the Divisional Secretariat, the project seeks to improve vision health, enhance quality of life, and ensure accessible healthcare for marginalized communities in the Eastern Province.

Education Support Project for Vulnerable Children
2023-01-01 00:00
This project aims to improve access to education and reduce poverty among vulnerable children and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Trincomalee District. It supports students from low-income families by addressing challenges such as transportation barriers, economic hardship, and learning difficulties. Through evening classes, nutritional support, and special care for PWDs, the project promotes better academic performance, personal development, and long-term independence, helping children build a brighter and more sustainable future

Food Security Project
2022-05-09 00:00
The Food Security Project by HOPE Organization in Trincomalee aims to empower vulnerable women, including persons with disabilities, by supporting them in vegetable and horticulture farming. The project focuses on improving household food security, increasing nutritional intake, and strengthening economic independence among women from widowed, low-income, and conflict-affected families. By organizing 100 beneficiaries into self-help groups, the initiative promotes cooperative farming, provides training, seeds, and sustainable agricultural resources, and encourages organic farming practices. This project addresses the ongoing economic crisis, rising food insecurity, and malnutrition in Sri Lanka, helping families build resilience and achieve long-term livelihood stability

Wheelchair Distribution Initiative
2022-04-09 00:00 - 2024-05-10 00:00
In 2024, HOPE, in partnership with the MJF Foundation and the Trincomalee Bishop, provided wheelchairs to five individuals with disabilities in the Trincomalee District. This initiative improved their mobility, independence, and ability to participate in education, work, and daily activities. By reducing mobility barriers, the project supports dignity, self-reliance, and social inclusion, reinforcing HOPE’s commitment to empowering persons with disabilities and building an inclusive community.
