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Toilets handed over in Manmunai South West, Batticaloa

January 2010

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20 Toilets were handed over to people in Manmunai South East, Battilocaloa on the January of 2010.

Success Stories:-

Kanagamma

My name is Kanagamma and I live in Arasaradi theevu, a rural hamlet in Batticaloa. I have been married for 30 years and my husband is dead. I have 3 daughters and a son.  In 2005 my son was forcibly taken by Tamil Tigers and in 2007 he was found dead. Now I live with my 3 daughters and earn a living by manually pounding and husking grain. This enables me to send two of my daughters to school. My eldest daughter is married and her husband is working as a daily labourer.

I live in a partially built house with no basic facilities. As I didn’t have the funds for repairs and renovations I asked help from many NGOs and INGOs to improve my living facilities. Only ADT helped me by constructing a toilet for my family. I thank ADT and I’m ever grateful to them for providing my family with an essential basic need.

Krishnapillai

My name is Krishnapillai. I have been married for 25 years. I have 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter. My eldest son will sit for the GCE Ordinary Level examination this year, my daughter is in grade 10 and my youngest son is in grade 2. I work as a daily labourer in my village. The money I earn is hardly enough for our family. I live in a small hut; during rainy days the roof would leak and water would come into the house. I had three choices to make with the money I earned. Either to build a toilet, to renovate my hut or to spend it on my children’s education.

During this time I heard about ADT’s toilet project. Thereafter, ADT built me a toilet, something which was only a dream for me. In my current situation I can’t even think about building a toilet. I’m sincerely thankful to ADT for building a toilet for my family. Since my marriage we have not had a proper toilet facility. Now after 25 years my family has that facility !

Puveneswaran Kala

My name is Puveneswaran Kala. My husband Puveneswaran is a labourer. We have a four year old daughter. We live in a temporary house with a well. However, we don’t have a proper toilet. My 50 year old mother lives with me. Even during her times there had been no proper lavatory system. We have brought these problems to the notice of the government and non-governmental organizations; but no one responded to our basic needs.

In 2007 during the war we were displaced and lived in temporary camps for 2 years. After the war when we returned to our house it was fully covered with bushes. We heard that non-governmental organizations were building houses for the people who had lost their houses during the war. We talked to them about our problems and needs but did not get a favourable response from them.
Finally ADT built us a toilet, which was an essential basic need. We want to thank ADT for giving us a permanent toilet.

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