Location: Kollavilankulam Village, Thunukkai Division, Mullaitivu District.
In the peaceful village of Kollavilankulam, set against the backdrop of war-torn northern Sri Lanka, lies stories of resilience and sustainable traditions with enduring hope. The scars of the past conflict run deep here, but none deeper than in the households of kollavilankulam. The Women Society of Manthai East and the Kollavilankulam Farmer Society has established a traditional community-driven approach of SEED Bank to distribute seeds to farmers in a rotation, seeds as asset-based approached.
They not only engage in paddy cultivation but also home gardening and Yala season crops. Every morning, before the sun fully rises, men and woman step into their home garden. With their own hands, they nurture green patches of brinjal, chilly, and okra. For woman-handed families, working in the soil is more than just growing food. It is an act of self-sufficiency and resilience. Recognizing their cost share by land, fertilizer and human work RAHAMA enable the woman society in Manthai East through livelihood support initiative, providing 80 kilograms of paddy seeds distributed among 25 households in the village to strengthen the tradition of seed bank in Kollavilankulam.
Weeding, watering, and fertilizing without hiring external help, the farmers squeeze maximum value out of every limited resource. Each harvest directly feeds families and saves surplus income. Once harvested, the society will collect 80 Kg of paddy from each farmer and continue the rotation, proving that traditional practice can enhance more men and woman by substance the tradition practice.
Yet, even under the weight of this uncertainty and existence economic crisis women-headed families and men with disability stand firm and are incentivized Rahama livelihood. They balance daily household duties, physical farm work, and emotional caretaking with grace, remaining a beacon of stability for their family's income generation.
