Women & Community Enterprise
Athahitha 2025
Athahitha 2025 is CDC’s annual community gathering, held on 23 August 2025, bringing together women’s groups, farmers, and community members to celebrate shared progress, learn together, and strengthen the networks that sustain rural communities in the Ussapitiya area.
About this programme
A celebration of community and shared purpose
Athahitha — meaning “the present” or “now” in Sinhala — is CDC’s annual programme that brings the community together to reflect on the year’s work and look ahead. The 2025 gathering on 23 August drew women’s enterprise groups, farming families, youth, and community leaders to share skills, celebrate achievements, and strengthen the local networks that CDC has helped to build over many years. Activities included demonstrations of local products, skills-sharing workshops, and community conversations about future priorities.
Date
23 August 2025
Location
Ussapitiya, Sri Lanka
Community Reach
Women’s enterprise groups, farmers, youth, and community leaders from the Ussapitiya area.
Programme Gallery
Community gathering — Athahitha 2025
Why It Matters
Community Strength is Built Together
Programmes like Athahitha do more than celebrate. They give communities a shared identity, a chance to learn from each other, and a moment to recognise how much has been achieved through collective effort. These gatherings are where friendships, partnerships, and ideas for future work take root.
- Community celebration of the year’s shared achievements
- Strengthened networks between women’s groups, farmers, and community leaders
- Skills-sharing, local product demonstrations, and community dialogue
- Community conversations shaping priorities for the year ahead
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