26/05/2015 – Moneragala, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Moneragala Branch has taken adequate steps to provide water & sanitation support to over 500 families within the district who are in the drought stricken area of the district. Families in Guruhela, Suduwatura & Hulandawa received water wells, pumps, tanks, a tap system to excavate

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

15/05/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society calls upon all authorities in Governments, Civil Societies, and others to address issues faced by people migrating for labour to various countries. This plea was made by the Director General of Sri Lanka Red Cross Mr. Tissa Abeywickrama who was attending the International Migration

12/05/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: More donations flow into the fund established to gather financial support for earthquake relief and recovery work in Nepal after a 7.9 tremor killing over 8,100 and devastating the entire country. Soon after the incident the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society in solidarity to its South Asian Partner the Nepal

08/05/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: On World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society along with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is celebrating and reaffirming the relevance of our Fundamental Principles: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality – the core of our humanitarian commitment, values

02/05/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Aid and support towards Nepal and Nepal Red Cross Society continues to grow in the aftermath of the 7.9 earthquake that rattled the Himalayan nation, brining the entire country to a stand still. As of now the death toll from the tragedy has passed over 6600, while another 6000 people

27/04/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) along with its International Partner International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a relief and recovery operation to provide aid assistance to our partner in Nepal, the Nepal Red Cross Society. Over 3700 people have been killed from the

By Azaria Soundaraj from Jaffna, Northern Sri Lanka. 02/04/2015 – Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Close to the Jaffna lagoon lays the Eluthumadduval village, which is home to Ratnaruby Vigneswari, and her three children.  Despite being over 50 in age, she is very determined to ensure that her family has a better future. Her story begins in

30/03/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The German Red Cross (GRC) Sri Lanka Delegation bid farewell after closing up operations that lasted for over ten years. GRC arrived in the island in 2005 soon after the Indian Ocean Tsunami to support the humanitarian efforts of the country. Since then they have assisted Sri Lanka Red Cross

06/01/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: In recognition of exemplary leadership and remarkable contribution to Disaster Risk Reduction in Sri Lanka, The Director General of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society was awarded “National Leadership Award for Disaster Resilience 2014” by the Government of Sri Lanka. The award was accepted by Mr. Tissa Abeywickrama, the Director General