Kurunegala

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society – Kurunegala Branch provided First Aid support during a flood drill held in Bingiriya supporting efforts to strengthen preparedness and coordinated response to emergencies. The drill was organized by the Kurunegala District Secretariat, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and Bingiriya Divisional Secretariat, bringing together communities to practise emergency response and

SLRCS hosts a Knowledge and Experience Sharing Field Visit for the Agriculture Students of UoP in response to the Ground Water Recharging for Disaster Preparedness Project COLOMBO-March 20, 2023: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), Sri Lanka’s largest humanitarian organisation, hosted a two-day residential programme for undergraduates from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

By Ganga Kariyawasam (Manager, Reporting and Quality Assurance of SLRCS) Kurunegala District, Western Province, Sri Lanka – The farmers in the dry zone are highly vulnerable to the changing climate, resulting constant crop failures due to drought, intense rains, pest and disease attacks. On top of that, land degradation, collapse of minor irrigation systems, high

Bee keeping: creating an essential link in earth’s ecology and an ecofriendly source of income By Ganga Kariyawasam (Manager, Reporting and Quality Assurance of SLRCS) KURUNEGALA DISTRICT, WESTERN PROVINCE, SRI LANKA – Pollination is an essential factor for the existence of life, and is critical in increasing the number of most plant species on Earth.

04/03/2014 – Kurunegala, Sri Lanka: The President of Sri Lanka Red Cross (SLRCS) Jagath Abeysinghe declared open three safety roads in Diddeniya in the Kurunegala district, constructed at a cost of over two million Sri Lankan rupees. The safety roads will now serve over 500 families located in several villages in the Diddneiya village. The

16/08/2013 – The Sri Lanka Red Cross (SLRCS) Kurunegala Branch moved to a new building under the auspices of the President of SLRCS Jagath Abeysinghe  today. The new building consists of 3 story’s, with all necessary facilities. The building was funded by  the German Red Cross, Sri Lanka Red Cross Society and the Kurunegala branch itself.

21/01/2013 – Kurunegala, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) supported by the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has taken steps to assist 20,000 families in 7 districts that faced a severe drought situation during 2012 in rural Sri Lanka. The major intervention is to provide 10,000 rupee