tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183814712011-04-21T18:27:15.939-07:00HAnoreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130469175975213092005-10-27T20:12:00.001-07:002005-10-27T20:12:55.976-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7835.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7835.jpg'></a><br />A boat builiding site in Polikandy- Jaffna Disrtict.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046917597521309?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130469136167181512005-10-27T20:12:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:12:16.170-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7773.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7773.jpg'></a><br />Upto ten boats are repaired here daily<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046913616718151?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130469063554493242005-10-27T20:11:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:11:03.556-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7790.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7790.jpg'></a><br />Twenty Eight years old mahendran Mathanas applies glue to a repaired boat<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046906355449324?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130469033105161282005-10-27T20:10:00.001-07:002005-10-27T20:10:33.106-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7811.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7811.jpg'></a><br />There are ten females working in this boatyard.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046903310516128?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130469005540702662005-10-27T20:10:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:10:05.543-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7827%20%282%29.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7827%20%282%29.jpg'></a><br />One hundred and twenty five boats have been repaired already in this boatyard<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046900554070266?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468951862216182005-10-27T20:09:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:09:11.870-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7714.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7714.jpg'></a><br />There are ten males working in this boatyard. And most of them are below twenty years old.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046895186221618?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468913514156162005-10-27T20:08:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:08:33.513-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7766.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7766.jpg'></a><br />"I have family burdens. And I couldn't continue with my studies. So I have started to earn to take care of my family" says nineteen years old Tharani Theivendran.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046891351415616?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468877206682412005-10-27T20:07:00.001-07:002005-10-27T20:07:57.210-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7679.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7679.jpg'></a><br />"As a female i feel very shy to wear a pair of jeans and work with men. But due to my family situation, I couln't be choosy, I have decided to work here" says tweny one years old Mary Anthonipillai.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046887720668241?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468834872480862005-10-27T20:07:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:07:14.876-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7680.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7680.jpg'></a><br />Due to their family burdens, more and more women join the boatyards in Jaffna to find employment.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046883487248086?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468792034632152005-10-27T20:06:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:06:32.036-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7816.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7816.jpg'></a><br />It's not an easy job for the women. But the women have decided to take up the challenge.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046879203463215?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468753699444012005-10-27T20:05:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:05:53.703-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7674.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7674.jpg'></a><br />"I find it interesting to work here, although there are shortcomings such as not enough salary" says nineteen years old Everita Mary Suthashini.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046875369944401?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468686760227962005-10-27T20:04:00.001-07:002005-10-27T20:04:46.760-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7721.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7721.jpg'></a><br />There are ten females working in this boatyard<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046868676022796?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468643974878692005-10-27T20:04:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:04:03.976-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7832.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7832.jpg'></a><br />Thirty eight years old Kandiah Rathnamani teaches the techniques to the youngsters.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046864397487869?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468570929677362005-10-27T20:02:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:02:50.930-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7703.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7703.jpg'></a><br />"I don't want to study further. I want to work hard and earn more to look after my family" says seventeen years old Muthulingam Thavaseelan.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046857092967736?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468513513438762005-10-27T20:01:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:01:53.520-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7848.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7848.jpg'></a><br />Boats destroyed by the tsunami are being repaired<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046851351343876?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468442668485012005-10-27T20:00:00.000-07:002005-10-27T20:00:42.673-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7783.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7783.jpg'></a><br />Final touch for the boats<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046844266848501?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468396910935512005-10-27T19:59:00.001-07:002005-10-27T19:59:56.913-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7823.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7823.jpg'></a><br />Thirty eight years old Kandiah Rathnamani measures to repair a particular part, which was damaged.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046839691093551?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468357756172002005-10-27T19:59:00.000-07:002005-10-27T19:59:17.760-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7820%20%282%29.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7820%20%282%29.jpg'></a><br />The correct measurements are being taken<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046835775617200?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468312658600722005-10-27T19:58:00.000-07:002005-10-27T19:58:32.660-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7690.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7690.jpg'></a><br />Eighteen years old Rathnamai Gokularasan working in the Polikandy boatyard<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046831265860072?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468257170012532005-10-27T19:57:00.001-07:002005-10-27T19:57:37.173-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7846.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7846.jpg'></a><br />Boatyard in Polikandy<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046825717001253?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468221184096202005-10-27T19:57:00.000-07:002005-10-27T19:57:01.186-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7204.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7204.jpg'></a><br />The firewood is an essential item in Jaffna Peninsula for cooking<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046822118409620?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18381471.post-1130468165973250912005-10-27T19:56:00.000-07:002005-10-27T19:56:05.976-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/1024/IMG_7201.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/44/3312/400/IMG_7201.jpg'></a><br />The cadjans are used for fence in Jaffna Peninsula. And the coconut stalks are used as firewood.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18381471-113046816597325091?l=humanityashore-polikandy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HAnoreply@blogger.com