Sri Lanka, Jan. 24 -- Mahaweli Development, Agriculture and Trade Minister and Defence State Minister Chamal Rajapaksa addressing the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Hambantota Women's Development Federation (WDF) at the Singapore conference hall in Hambantota said women in the district have been empowered by the development projects implemented by the Women's Development Federation in the district.

He said the Federation which was started in 1989 in 12 Divisional Secretariat (DS) divisions in the Hambantota District later expanded to five DS divisions in the Moneragala District. Currently, it has 85,000 members, making it the largest Women's Development Federation in Sri Lanka.

The Minister said the WDF is a tower of strength and ...