Food Security

On October 16, 2025, World Food Day was celebrated in a grand manner at the Theepam Centre, Alesgarden, jointly organized by Trincomalee EHED Caritas and the Department of Agriculture, Trincomalee District. The event commenced with an awareness rally that started from the Divine Mercy Shrine premises and proceeded to the Theepam Centre. Staff members of […]

We had a monitoring visit by the national Centre staff on 2nd of July 2025 to 4th of July 2025. In the first day of the session was held at the conference hall, EHED Caritas, Trincomalee. During the meeting, project coordinator, agronomist, field officers and finance manager presented the project activities through PowerPoint presentation. Following

As part of the women’s empowerment component of the food security initiative, EHED Caritas Trincomalee conducted a practical training session on food preservation and processing. The training aimed to build skills and confidence among women to start home-based food businesses.Key topics included: Preparation of traditional snacks – Murukku, Poonthi Laddu, and Thattu Vadai, Hygiene, quality

Under this impactful project, 120 beneficiaries were selected to support sustainable freshwater fish farming in their communities. In collaboration with the Trincomalee Government Agent’s Office and the National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA), 10,000 fingerlings were released into the Kurangu Panchchan pond.The fingerlings were officially handed over by our Director, Rev. Fr. Dr. B. Paul Robinson,

We held a session on family nutrition and home gardening on the 13th of June 2025 at Methodist Preschool, Aaththimoddai. The session was facilitated by Ms.K.Kishalini, PHM from the MOH office in Trincomalee and was conducted for the mothers of preschool children.Ms.K.Kishalini focused on key topics such as nutrition and hygiene practices for young children,

We organized a health, nutrition and hygiene awareness session for preschool mothers on June 13th 2025 at Azad Preschool, Muththu nagar. The session was facilitated by Ms.K.Kishalini, Public Health Midwife, MOH – Trincomalee.The session focused on maternal and child health, nutrition for children under five, and key hygiene practices at the household level. Key highlights

A training session was successfully conducted on June 6, 2025, at the EHED Caritas conference hall in Trincomalee to enhance the skills and knowledge of EHED Caritas staff and volunteers. The session was facilitated by Mr. Amalathas Sukirtharaj (MBA, B.Com), Officer at the Divisional Secretariat Office, Kuchchaveli. During the training, Mr. Sukirtharaj covered a range

Capacity Building Training was conducted to support farmer households with practical knowledge on sustainable home gardening on 4th of June 2025, at Vattamadu (Aailadi Nager GN), Kinniya DS Division. During the session, Mr. Mr. M.C. Marzook (Agricultural Instructor – Kinniya Agriculture Department), discussed with the participants the following topics; Introduction to home gardening, seed selection,

We have proudly handed over essential agriculture tools to the school students of T/K/ Wan Ela Buhari Maha Vidyalayam on 28th of May 2025. To inspire students to take part in organic agriculture, earlier awareness programs were conducted in the school. As a follow-up, we provided practical support by handing over gardening tools. A School

The Trincomalee District Agriculture Department organized a two-day exhibition to promote sustainable farming, home gardening, and agricultural innovation. EHED Caritas Trincomalee supported the event by facilitating the participation of its project beneficiaries under the Enhancing Food Security Project on May 22nd and 23rd 2025. This was a no-cost activity, making it accessible to the public