Showing posts with label Trincomalee District. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trincomalee District. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Muhamad Bowsy Mumthaj Bergam
Name: Muhamad Bowsy Mumthaj Bergam
Political Party: United National Party
Age: 34
District: Trincomalee
Profession : Social worker
Positions held within the party: Party Member
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
Involved in Social service for the last 10 years and offered help to the differently people with NGOs support.
Supporting to give the grant to widows with their societies support.
Organizing Shramadhana works and representing the village to solve common issues and problems in the village with the different authorities are the frequent initiatives she undertook.
She has participated in the ‘Gender and Equality’ and ‘Women and Politics’ training programmes organized respectively Women Development Officers and ‘Viluthu’.
She is interested in politics since the 2006 Local Government elections.
Olumutheen Naleefa
Name: Olumutheen Naleefa
Political Party: Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Age: 27
District: Trincomalee
Profession : Social worker
Positions held within the party: Party Member
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
She has been the treasure of Aleena women’s society .
She supports women entering politics so that their services should reach all levels.
Interested in politics since 2009, as a result of being Involved with the women’s society.
She has participated in the training programs on gender programs and awareness programs.
Thankavel Lalitha
Name: Thankavel Lalitha
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Age: 33
District: Trincomalee
Profession : Social worker
Positions held within the party: Party Member
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
She has been involved in social services for more than five years
She was treasurer of the Women Rural Development Society (4 Years)
The field officer of Akshaya organization
She worked with CARE international and Aham to get the micro credit and housing scheme to give their areas.
She has participated in leadership & politics training programmes from UNDP, Aham, Akshaya & WOCOD.
Thiugnanamoorthy Mekala
Name: Thiugnanamoorthy Mekala
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Age: 34
District: Trincomalee
Profession : Social worker
Positions held within the party: Party Member
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
She was treasurer of the Women Rural Development Society (8 Years)
Secretary of the Lampothara temple of maintenance committee & Farmer Organization.
She was the coordinator of Virudchcham Community Based Organization.
Field officer of World Vision
Budgetary committee of Verugal PS
Has been involved in social services for more than ten years
She says, women should become to politics and they can build up the opportunity to solve the problems of women.
Emalin Ragal
Name: Emalin Ragal
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Age: 44
District: Trincomalee
Profession : NGO staff
Positions held within the party: Party Member
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
The president of Samurdhi Task Force & Thrift & credit co-operative society of Uthayapuri area
The member of Uthayapuri Peace committee
She is maintained good will and relationships among Government Officers & Non-Governmental Organizations
She has received the micro credit scheme to issue through their societies from NGOs and issued school bags, shoes and exercise books and nutritious food.
She is very keen on community and women development and she participated on leadership, communication, village development & project proposals, Local Government & Social Accountability, human rights & violence against women training programs
Ranjith Nageswary
Name: Ranjith Nageswary
Political Party: United People’s Freedom Alliance
Year she joined the party:
Age: 31
District: Trincomalee
Profession : District Representative
Activities carried out for the public:
President of the Kalmunai Mother and Child Protection Group.
President of the YMCA small groups and she is involved in all activities.
Field Officer of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Project for Gender Violence.
District Representative of the Women’s’ Network against Violence
Secretary of the WRDS of Nalanthapura, China-bay
Member of the Women Rural Development Society of Fizalnagar and Secretary of Parathipuram Rural Development Society
A member of the temple of maintenance committee.
Involved in politics for the last five years as a result of the call for all parties be united to contest.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Rathinavadivel Kanmaniyammah
Name: Rathinavadivel Kanmaniyammah
Political Party: All Ceylon Tamil Congress
Year she joined the party: 2000
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Member of the Trincomalee Municipal Council.
President of the Thillainagar WRDS.
President of the Consortium of the WRDSs – Trincomalee
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
She has been the treasure of Aleena women’s society .
She supports women entering politics so that their services should reach all levels.
Interested in politics since 2009, as a result of being Involved with the women’s society.
She has participated in the training programs on gender programs and awareness programs.
Chandrakanthi Pathmalatha
Political Party: United People’s Freedom Alliance
Year she joined the party: 2006
District: Trincomalee
Profession : Elected member in Seruvilla PS
Positions held within the party: Treasurer of the all Women’s society in the Seruvilla division
Activities carried out within the party: Political activities within the party such as canvassing, increasing the number of members, etc.
Activities carried out for the public:
Initiated the construction of roads under the ‘Gama Neguma’ project in Seruvilla.
Worked with authorities to claim paddy lands which were held by the L.T.T.E.
Supported tree planting campaigns for environmental protection in the Seruvilla areas.
Supported self employment for the members of CBOs.
Offered assistance for victims affected by the flood.
Xavier Catherine
Name: Xavier Catherine
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Year she joined the party: 1995
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Chairman of a Computer Institute
Member of the WRDS
Activities: Involved in Social service for the last 28 years.
Participated in training programmes in ‘Leadership’ and ‘Women & politics conducted by Viluthu.
Rinoza Banu Rafeek
Political Party: Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Year she joined the party: 2000
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Secretary of the District women’s network
Secretary of the WRDS
Activities: Involved in Social service for the last 7 years. Participated in training programmes on ‘Leadership’, ‘Gender & Equality’ and Women & politics.
She says, “A common organization is needed to provide services to the community and hence women should involve in politics”
Naziyath Ummah
Name: Naziyath Ummah
Political Party: Sri Lanka
Year she joined the party: 1990
Age: 44
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: President of the Consortium of WRDSs of Kinniya
President of the WRDS of Soorangal
Activities: Initiating the construction of 52 Toilets and distribution of Electricity are her remarkable achievements. Participated in training programmes on‘Leadership’ and ‘Women and Politics’ conducted by Viluthu.
She says, “The situation of women being backward should change and women should come forward”
Krishnamoorthy Bawani
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Year she joined the party: 2002
Age: 40
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Contested in the 2006 elections and won a seat.
Member (TNA) of the Trincomalee Municipal Council
Member of the women’s Society and a volunteer with AHEAD
Activities: Involved in Social service for the last 10 years.
Participated in training programmes in ‘Leadership’ and ‘Gender and Equality’ conducted by AHEAD.
She says, “Women can create a non-violent community. Their self confidence will improve. It would be possible to resolve issues through politics”
Kalawudage Nilooka
Name: Kalawudage Nilooka
Political Party: Sri Lanka
Year she joined the party: 2007
Age: 28
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Treasurer of the women’s Society and Treasurer of the Bank of Ceylon Society
Working as Field Officer with AWAW
Activities: Involved in Social service for the last 5 years
She says, “There are more men in politics and we do not know what they are doing. When women are involved in politics they will be concerned of the needs”
Kaneshalingam Saththiyawathi
Name: Kaneshalingam Saththiyawathi
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Year she joined the party: 2006
Age: 43
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: President of the Women’s Society.
Member of the Sarvodaya Group
Member of the School Development Society
Activities: Involved in solving issues at the village level by referring to appropriate sectors.
She has participated in the ‘Leadership’ and ‘Gender Equality’ training programme conducted by Viluthu and Women and Politics conducted by NDI.
She says, “In the present context women will definitely win if they contest”
Ismail Mazeera Ummah
Political Party: Sri Lanka
Year she joined the party: 2005
Age: 31
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Ex-president of the women’s Society and currently the treasurer.
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
Ex-president of the women’s Society and currently the treasurer.
Helping the poor and providing small scale loans through the societies for the last 7 years.
She has participated in the leadership training programme conducted by JAICA.
She says, “I like to serve the community. Women nowadays are elected for Provincial Councils and the Parliament and therefore I too want to follow the same path”
Interested in politics for the last 5 years because her husband’s cousin Nilufar was a Minister of the Provincial Council.
She has strong desire is to contest in the elections since 2008
Maheswaran Malathi
Name: Maheswaran Malathi
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Year she joined the party: 2010
Age: 33
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: President of the Gopalapuram Agricultural Farm
Activities: Helping the poor farmers by giving small scale loans for the last 5 years.
She has participated in the ‘Leadership’, ‘Women and Politics’ and ‘Gender Equality’ training programmes conducted by CCF, AWAW and SEDOT respectively.
She says, “Men being in politics are only concerned of men and they are never concerned of matters pertaining to women”. “women’s matters would be concerned if women come into politics.”
Abdul Manaff Sithi Reliya
Name: Abdul Manaff Sithi Reliya
Political Party: United National Party
Age: 41
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Member of the Women’s Society for the past 2 years.
Samsuntheen Aynoon Beebi
Political Party: United National Party
Year she joined the party: 2009
Age: 38
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: President of the Women’s Society for the past 5 years.
Activities carried out within the party:
Organized propaganda meetings on the request of the local politicians and canvassed for the party
Activities carried out for the public:
She has been the President of the women’s society for 5 years
She supports women entering politics so that their services should reach all levels.
Interested in politics since 2009, as a result of being Involved with the women’s society.
Kirubairajan Jaya
Political Party: Tamil National Alliance
Year she joined the party: 2008
District: Trincomalee
Positions held: Currently a member of the Women’s Society
Activities: Has been involved in social service and politics for the last 2 years. She supports women entering politics so that their services should reach all levels.
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