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
23/10/2012: A training for volunteers on water safety, life saving, boat driving and search and rescue was conducted in Bentota, Galle recently in order to build the capacity of these individuals which would enhance their abilities to respond in disasters. The main objectives of the programme was to increase search and rescue capacity of branch level,
23/10/2012 : The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Hambantota branch was called upon to provide First Aid to the athletes who took part in the All Island Athletic Championships held at the Beliatta Public Grounds in Hambantota. The event took place from the 9th – 13th of October where over 5000 athletes from all across Sri
22/10/2012: On Sunday the 14th of October 2012 the community of Dahampura, 101 Watta and 23 Watta were helpless when a patch of land which is situated very close to the community that is used to dump garbage shifted due to the pressure exerted by the weight of garbage dumped over the years destroying most
22/10/2012: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Mannar Branch recently conducted a dengue eradication programme to school children under its Integrated Programme for Community Resilience (IPCR). The eradication and education programme was held at the St. Xavier’s Girls School in Mannar. Over 140 girls took part in the programme, where they were educated on how
By Mahieash Johnney in Colombo, Sri Lanka 22/10/2012 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Since early October there have been continuous rains in all parts of Sri Lanka. Usually these rains are welcomed during a long lasted dry season but now the rains have proved to be a challenge for farmers and people in the island who
By Rebecca Kabura – IFRC WatSan / HP Delegate in Jaffna. For the fifth consecutive year, on October 15, 2012, hundreds of millions of people around the world will celebrate Global Handwashing Day aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent disease.
09/10/2012 – Vavuniya, Sri Lanka: The President of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) Jagath Abeysinghe and the Director General of SLRCS Tissa Abeywickrama along with the Head of Delegation of International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Bob McKerrow travelled to the northern parts of the island to assess
07/10/2012 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Chris Staines the Senior Officer of Quality & Accountability at IFRC’s Asia Pacific Zone in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia visited Sri Lanka recently to asses the quality of work done with the rebuilding process of the tsunami housing and also to get an idea as to how the Red Cross
08/10/2012 – Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) recently took the initiative to launch another phase of its re-engineering process, where the society is aiming to work towards a self sustainable national society. The initiative titled “Beyond Re-engineering of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society” pushes the Management, Governance, its membership and
