As usual Nishshanka Prasanna Technical officer for the Flood Recovery Programme started his daily routine by visiting Red Cross beneficiaries.
18/01/2012 – Galle, Sri Lanka: According to Early Warning System audit reports, it is evident that the knowledge on risk reduction is very low among communities, those who are living in disaster prone areas in the Gin ganga basin. Considering the above fact, Galle Branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society commenced risk reduction activities to enhance community
An opinion piece by – Bob Mckerrow – Head of Delegation, IFRC, Sri Lanka When you are dog tired after 3 months of running a disaster relief operation, exhausted from having early recovery planning thrust on you, your wife is threatening to divorce you, then suddenly your boss comes along and in a chirpy
11 January 2012 , By – David Brown, Asia Manager for Australian Red Cross The war is over but now the people of Sri Lanka have the hard task of rebuilding their lives and homes. David Brown, Asia Manager for Australian Red Cross, writes about his personal experiences visiting people who are benefiting