by LTTE Peace Secretariat, Kilinochchi, accessed April 19, 2004
Major Non Governmental organizations (NGO’s) operating in the Tamil Homeland
There are three major NGO’s operating in the Tamil Homelands. These are the Tamils Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) formed in 1985, The Economic Consultancy House (TECH) formed in 1993 and the Centre for Women’s Development and Rehabilitation (CWDR) formed in 1992. All three are registered as NGO’s, both under the Voluntary Social Services Organisation Act provincially and a similar Act nationally. TECH is also registered under the Companies Act.
 Well dug with TRO help 1998. Source: LTTE Peace Secretariat accessed April 18, 2004 |
TRO concentrates its activities on rehabilitation, resettlement and reconstruction, CWDR on welfare of women and children and TECH on development. All are involved in humanitarian activities, village development, people empowerment, welfare of women and children, the underprivileged and disadvantaged, children and adult education, gender equity, pre-schools and health and environment.
TRO has a Socio-Economic Development Bank with six branches for savings and micro-credit for self-employment, small business and agricultural ventures.
All three NGOs are funded by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, UN agencies, local and international NGO’s, local and expatriate Tamil communities and, to a small extent, by the Sri Lankan Government. Details of the activities of each of these NGO’s will be given in future postings.