“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

Building capacity of Disaster Response teams

Posted on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

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,

Red Cross provides First Aid to All Island Athletic Championship

Posted on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

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

Assistance to people affected by the garbage scrapyard slide

Posted on Sunday, October 21st, 2012

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

Students armed to fight dengue in Mannar

Posted on Sunday, October 21st, 2012

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

Educating children on importance of better hygiene

Posted on Saturday, October 20th, 2012

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.

Assessing the post conflict recovery in Northern Sri Lanka

Posted on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

  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

Towards a self-sustainable National Society

Posted on Monday, October 8th, 2012

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