Sri Lanka, Feb. 29 -- HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) recently opened a fully-fledged candle manufacturing centre at Kayts Divisional Secretariat in the Jaffna district for needy citizens to coincide with the 'Healthy Aging Decade 2020-2023', declared by the World Health Organization (WHO).

According to Kayts DS officials, HelpAge was the first organization to construct a candle manufacturing centre in the district to improve the livelihoods of senior citizens.

The centre was constructed under the guidance of the Kayts Divisional Secretariat and handed over to the 'Udayan' Senior Citizens Federation, Kayts, recently.

HelpAge Executive Director Samantha Liyanawaduge said various sizes of candles are extensively used by citizens in Jaffna for r...