Ministry of Women’s Affairs organized an event to distribute livelihood assistance to the women headed families from Oddusuddan DS Division on 31^st August 2018 at Divisional Secretariat, Oddusuddan. Minister of Women Affairs Ananthi Sasitharan participated at this event and handed over the assistant to the women.

Ministry of Women’s Affairs organized an event to provide a livelihood assistance to the women headed families from Nanaddan, Manthai West and Musali DS Divisions on 24^th August 2018 at District Social Service Office. Minister Ananthi Sasitharan, Ministry of Women’s Affairs participated in the event and distributed the livelihood assistance to seventeen women headed families.

Palmyrah Development Week - Exhibition was started on 22nd July 2018 under the chairmanship of the Minister of Women Affairs Ananthi Sasitharan.

Ministry of Women’s Affairs organized a function to distribute 10 women headed families from Vavuniya and Vavuniya South DS divisions on 17^th August 2018 at District Social Service Office.

Provincial Industrial Exhibition was organized by the Department of Industries, Northern Province on 28^th and 29^th of July, 2018 at Vembadi Girls’ High School, Jaffna. Minister of Women’s Affair Ananthy Sasitharan participated as Chief Guest.

22 Cooperative Development Officers have been appointed by Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Northern Province.