14/06/2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Colombo branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society moved to a new permanent home today located in Kottawa. The new branch building comes with the support of Canadian Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, Thaiwan Red Cross Organization, American Red Cross and also with internal funding of the society. The

By Mahieash Johnney, Zafran Packeerally, Naveendra Senarathna of Red Cross Communications in Sri Lanka   08/05/2012 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: To mark this year’s World Red Cross Red Crescent Day on 8th May, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society is celebrating the contributions of young people and encouraging their continued action and leadership under the

08/05/2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka: To mark this year’s World Red Cross Red Crescent Day on 8th May, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society is celebrating the contributions of young people and encouraging their continued action and leadership under the global theme, “Youth on the move”. In solidarity with the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement,

Sri Lanka Red Cross Society Kandy branch organized a First Aid Training Programme for School children in the area from 30th March – 06th of April 2012 under the Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction Programme.

Around 2.10 PM local Sri Lankan time, many in the island thought that they were experiencing an explosion or a construction demolition that could have happened in the vicinity they were in. Never did it cross most minds that this could be an earthquake, mainly because Sri Lanka does not fall into the tremor belt.

Residents of Monarawewa and Gajabapura villages in Welioya will now have access to clean water as the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s (SLRCS) Anuradhapura Branch launched a massive well cleaning programme in these respective villages.

The Matale branch moved to a new building today under the auspicies of the President of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society Jagath Abeysinghe.

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has taken immediate steps to provide much needed aid to the victims of the mini cyclone that swept across the Menik Farm Internally Displaced Camp in Vavuniya.