Kilinochchi is a severely underdeveloped and poverty stricken district that was affected by both the civil war and the 2004 tsunami. Out of the four Divisional Secretariats in this district, Karaichchi is the mostly affected with the largest disadvantaged population as defined by widows heading households (3783) out of this there about 1189, under 50years old widows selected for this activities. Widows of Kilinochchi District, and especially the Karachci Divisional Secretariat division are disadvantaged through the lack of facilities, resources, support, alienation, marginalization, and social exclusion. These poor and disadvantaged conditions pose a risk to health (behavioral, physical and mental), livelihood, career, trainings, academic achievements, and the ability to live productive lives. These families are primarily economically disadvantaged, that is, they are with no business opportunities, credit facilities, banking facilities, lenders, access to markets, communication facilities, left out of the supply chain, and forgotten by investors and business opportunists. They are also lacking in other basic skills essential for economic success such as marketing and management skills, leadership, and technical skills making them further vulnerable in the economy.
