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Author: Judy Doubas

Call for Help

Call for Help

Ten for Tamils have been distributing materials so that women like “Mathi” can create and sustain small businesses for themselves to support their families.

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Author Judy DoubasPosted on 3-April-20203-April-2020Leave a comment on Call for Help

Helping 21 Tamil widows

Helping 21 Tamil widows

In September 2018 Ten for Tamils made their 18th distribution to 21 widows and female headed households in Jaffna.

Livelihood items to help women create or further develop their small businesses varied from chickens for selling eggs, wax and equipment for candle making, fabric for bag making, peanuts and pots for peanut selling and palmyra to create weavings. 

Author Judy DoubasPosted on 19-September-20181-October-2018Leave a comment on Helping 21 Tamil widows

A Peanut Seller Gets a Helping Hand

A Peanut Seller Gets a Helping Hand

Sangariya, 85 years old, has been selling peanuts outside her local temple as her main source of income. She has previously had to ask friends and neighbours to loan her money just to live from week to week. Continue reading “A Peanut Seller Gets a Helping Hand”

Author Judy DoubasPosted on 21-July-201821-July-2018Leave a comment on A Peanut Seller Gets a Helping Hand

Six Hundred String Hoppers a Day

Six Hundred String Hoppers a Day

Inthirikumar Marijenta, gets up at 2am every morning and makes six hundred string hoppers a day which she sells to University students. She gets 3 rupee [3 cents] for one string hopper which gives her a good income of 1800 rupee[18 dollars] per day. She works seven days per week to earn this. Continue reading “Six Hundred String Hoppers a Day”

Author Judy DoubasPosted on 19-July-201819-July-2018Leave a comment on Six Hundred String Hoppers a Day

For Widows, Life After Loss

For Widows, Life After Loss

There are thousands of Tamils widows in the north of Sri Lanka, many of them created by the Civil war, which ended in 2009 after twenty five years. Continue reading “For Widows, Life After Loss”

Author Judy DoubasPosted on 8-February-20178-February-2017Leave a comment on For Widows, Life After Loss

Konapulam Camp and Ten for Tamils Update

Konapulam Camp and Ten for Tamils Update

TEN for TAMILS has been very quiet, but we are back with a newly formed committee, ready to take on some more challenges in the North of Sri Lanka to support the many widows who rely on us to help them. Continue reading “Konapulam Camp and Ten for Tamils Update”

Author Judy DoubasPosted on 27-September-201627-September-2016Leave a comment on Konapulam Camp and Ten for Tamils Update

Loss of Land Also Loses Identity

Loss of Land Also Loses Identity

Tamil women have been displaced and live in camps because the military occupies their land. A family that doesn’t have it’s own land is not included as a beneficiary by any NGO’S. Continue reading “Loss of Land Also Loses Identity”

Author Judy DoubasPosted on 17-May-201617-May-2016Leave a comment on Loss of Land Also Loses Identity

Helping the Tamils

Meet some of the Tamil people that Ten for Tamils intends to help.

Helping the Tamils

Missing Daughter


A widow whose daughter is missing.

Widowed with Four Children


Learn about a widow whose land has been occupied by the military making earning enough money to look after her four children a difficult task.

Author Judy DoubasPosted on 15-May-20168-February-2018Leave a comment on Helping the Tamils

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