V J Thangavel is a social service activist who has had long-standing experience in the Palmyrah Development Board ( Palmyrah expansion and production sectors). He has formed the Vadamarachchi Working Women Development Centre and established a Palmyrah model village called Singainagar.
For 6 years after 2007 his small business struggled due to the ethnic war in that area.
First and Best effort
After rebuilding his business, he started to supply the Katpakam factory under the Palmyrah Development Board.
In the Singainagar model village, he formed groups to sustain their economic stability. In these groups he has included low-income women-headed households, ex-women combatants and differently abled women.
Staff working on his office
In this project, he has trained and built the capacity of the groups in the Palmyrah Industry to produce all kinds of palmyrah products.
