SLRCS

Sustaining youth development in rural Sri Lanka

Posted on Friday, May 6th, 2016

06/05/2016 – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka:  The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s National Youth Camp for 2016 was organized by the  Organizational Development Department in collaboration with Polannaruwa Branch of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society at Youth Corps Training Centre Aralaganwila, Polannaruwa from 29th April to 02 May 2016 with the participation of  50 Red Cross Youth members from

Enhancing the knowledge of First Aid islandwide

Posted on Friday, April 22nd, 2016

22/04/2016 – Kandy, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society pioneers in First Aid in Sri Lanka continues to enhance the quality and knowledge of First Aid across the island. Accordingly a First Aid Instructor Refresher Training Course for 2016 began at the Rural Development Training & Research Institute (RDTRI), Pilimatalawa, in Kandy yesterday (21stApril 2016). 70

Volunteers respond to a home fire in Nuwara Eliya

Posted on Monday, January 11th, 2016

11/01/2016 – Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka: The volunteers of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) Nuwara Eliya Branch responded to a home fire recently at the Brunswick Estate located in Maskeliya. The fire has gutted over 15 houses affecting over 80 people living there. Currently they are housed at the Bluefield Tamil Maha Vidyalaya close by.

Transforming 21,125 houses to homes in northern Sri Lanka

Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2015

22/12/2015 – Jaffna, Sri Lanka: The Red Cross Post Conflict Recovery Programme (RC PCRP) that began its operations in 2010 soon after a 30 year old conflict ended is now coming to an end after constructing 21,125 homes in northern Sri Lanka. The Programme has aided over 400,000 people living in all five districts of

Strengthening youth capacity and molding future leaders

Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2015

23/11/2015 – Rathnapura, Sri Lanka: A national youth camp aimed at molding young minds to be future leaders of the country was held in Nivithigala, Rathnapura recently with the participation of youth from all branches of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS). The event was organized by the Youth Unit of the Organizational Department of

Being climate smart in a world where the climate change

Posted on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015

11/11/2015 – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka: In recent years, Sri Lanka has endured a series of extreme weather-related events, attributed in part to the effects of climate change. Since 2010, torrential rains have caused five major floods and the country has also been beset by four periods of significant drought. One of the consequences of these erratic

Mitigation equipment worth a million rupees handed over to the public

Posted on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

20/05/2015 – Kalutara, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s (SLRCS) Kalutara Branch handed over equipment worth a million rupees to the Walallawitia Divisional Secretariat as mitigation support for future disasters. The programme conducted under the Integrated Programme for Community Resilience of SLRCS Walallawita Divisional Secretariat was identified as a disaster prone area specially

“Hour for Humanity” hits Sri Lanka’s northern airwaves

Posted on Friday, October 26th, 2012

Mahieash Johnney & Zafran Packeerally in Jaffna, Northern Sri Lanka 24/10/2012 – Jaffna, Sri Lanka: A new radio show titled “Hour for Humanity” hit the airwaves on Wednesday (24th October 2012) beaming to north of Sri Lanka on 92.2 & 102 FM. The programme was broadcast live on the frequencies of Yarl FM, a community radio