23 individuals including the National Office Staff, members in the Districts of Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura, Matale and Badulla and representatives of the Womens Action for Social Justice (WASJ) participated in this journey to the East. 
The objective of this visit was for the members of the Savisthri Movement in the South to form a close relationship with the women pressurized by the war situation in the North and through that to implement with them a long term alternate economic, consumer and ecological home gardening programme.
We commenced our journey on the 22nd Aprial 2009 at 1945 hrs. and spent a very difficult time without any sleep in a 3rd class compartment of the train proceeding to Batticaloa. That is a normal experience of the night passengers of the train.The co-ordination of the PAPD institute was of immense help to us. We were able to get residential facilities at the Sarvodaya Centre.
Groups we met :-Approximately 60 of 82 widows in 05 villages widowed by the war, the trustee of the "Jeevan Jothi" Childrens' home where the inmates were children orphaned by the cruel war and 82 such children.
The chief incumbent of the Mangalarama Buddhist temple who was leading a very religious life and living with the Tamil Community.
A document giving an analysis of it's social, economic and political background is being formulated.
Long term practical programme 
The "Savisthri" members in the South who participated in this programme had taken along with them various kinds of seeds (Sorghum, Cow – Pea, Vegetables) collected from their own home gardens and planted in the home – gardens of their relatives in Batticaloa.
o On our visit we accompanied a resource person with practical and theoretical experiences in home gardening who had the ability of explaining in the Tamil language about the timely requirements and the importance of ecological home gardening.
We had the ability of preparing 05 home gardens in the premises of the members of the groups whom we met, with the assistance and participation of all.
Suggestions put forward to bridge the gap between those in the South and the East:-
Women in the South should organize such a meeting in the future and to preserve a portion of the monies expended for Mini Society Congresses to meet the expenditure of such a meeting.
To continue the relationship through correspondence.
To organize a meeting between the widows in Batticaloa widowed by the cruel war with their counterparts in the south.
Agreement reached to prepare their own houses for food and lodging in the event of such an encounter in the future.
For the women in the South to interfere and provide a market for their counterparts in Batticaloa to sell their textiles as a measure of giving a helping hand to them.
Women in the South should organize such a meeting in the future and to preserve a portion of the monies expended for Mini Society Congresses to meet the expenditure of such a meeting.
To continue the relationship through correspondence.
To organize a meeting between the widows in Batticaloa widowed by the cruel war with their counterparts in the south.
Agreement reached to prepare their own houses for food and lodging in the event of such an encounter in the future.
For the women in the South to interfere and provide a market for their counterparts in Batticaloa to sell their textiles as a measure of giving a helping hand to them.