When I was abandoned with four children, the eldest child was 13 years old. Initially I lived on the street with my children. Later I managed to build a small hut. I make a living by harvesting prawns and sea cucumbers. This is the job of many widow-headed households in this area. We are not…
My one and a half acre land in Mutthyankatu area is occupied by the army. We have cultivated red onions and green chillies in the land since we were children. With the permission of the army, I visited my land. The camp kitchen is built on my land. When the land was owned by us,…
I had three sons and a daughter. My husband and two eldest sons died in the war. By 2009, my younger son was at home after finishing O/Ls. Younger son left home searching for a job as household expenses were very high. My son did not come home until today. I searched for my son…
We had a son and a daughter. My son’s name is Manokovananthan Regan and he was 21 years old then. My son left home to go to Madu Church. None of us went with him. My son always goes with his friends. When my son was in the church that day, curfew was imposed and…
We have three daughters. It was January 8, 2007. At that time, the youngest daughter was 02 years old. After playing with her since morning, my husband (Nadarasa Perambarasa) left home at around 1 in the afternoon saying that he is going to Vavuniya. He had taken out a loan to build this house. He…