Colombo

In the heart of Sri Lanka, from Homagama belonging to the Colombo District, amidst the trials of an economic crisis, Nandani Weerarathne (52), a resilient mother of two, found herself grappling with adversity. With a blind son and an ailing health, while battling illnesses, their once-stable livelihood crumbled under the weight of economic turmoil and

Image: Munidasa in front of his newly constructed vegetable plot “With the sum of LKR 75,000 that was given to us, we were able to recover from the financial crisis we have been facing,” Munidasa (78) shares, his voice resonating with relief and gratitude. The funds became the cornerstone for their journey towards stability and

Exciting News from Sri Lanka Red Cross Society! Let’s Celebrate the dedication of our compassionate future! In a groundbreaking initiative, we’re thrilled to share that we’re expanding School Red Cross Circles to over 500 schools in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka) Recently, Sri Lanka Red Cross Society – Colombo Branch held the

Sri Lanka Red Cross Society together with the financial support from Ernst and Young (EY) Global Delivery is organising a series of 10 medical camps in the Colombo District, targeting the families earning a low income and are unable to afford to buy medicine used to treat non-communicable diseases due to inflation. The monetary value

By Meleeza Rathnayake (Assistant Manager, Reporting & Communications of SLRCS) Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) has always been at the forefront of assisting people, and the Kolonnawa area was identified as an area within the country that required significant attention. For a long time, the Colombo District Branch of the SLRCS provided structural responses

By Achini Kavindi (Acting Focal Point for First-Aid/Communications Officer of SLRCS) and Kate Marshall (Surge Communications of IFRC) KOLONNAWA, WESTERN PROVINCE, SRI LANKA – “My sister gets 2,900 rupees through the Samurdhi Fund and the Elderly Allowance. That’s all we have to live for a month”…. said an old woman from Kolonnawa living in a

26/03/2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), in association with its Colombo Branch, and the Colombo City Traffic Police of the Sri Lanka Police conducted first aid lessons for three wheel drivers in the city limits of Colombo free of charge recently. Many deaths have been attributed to the lack

21/01/2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The D.S. Senanayake College Junior Red Cross Circle (JRC) successfully completed their Badge Ceremony on the 21st of January 2014. 24 students of the school’s JRC circle were awarded the Red Cross Badge for the dissemination programme and exam which was conducted. Officials of the SLRCS Colombo Branch, parents and

08/01/2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, Colombo Branch organized their first blood donation programmer for the year 2014 today the 08th of January 2014 which was held at the branch premises in Kottawa. Many participants were present for the event. The blood collected will he handed over to the National

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), Colombo Branch organized a Dental Health Camp with the Regional Directorate of Health Services (RDHS) and the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office of Kolonnawa in Megoda Kolonnawa on the 29th of August 2013 aiming the vulnerable community in the area. There were 83 numbers of children from