A blog note by Bob McKerrow – Head of Delegation of IFRC in Sri Lanka
It was late 1999 when a cyclone and accompanying storm surge hit the island of Sandwip, a small but highly populated island off the coast off Chittagong, on the southeastern coast in Bangladesh.
Seelavathi is a woman born to a Sinhalese family in Rathnapura. Perumal is a man born to a Tamil family and have been living his life in various parts of Jaffna.
04/03/2012 – Ampara, Sri Lanka: As a pilot project Sri Lanka Red Cross Society implemented IDRR project with the funding support of German Red Cross. This project differs from other DRR projects because it highly considers the Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security. Project is implemented in Ampara, Uhana and Thirukkovil DS divisions for selected
Ampara Branch organized the annual First Aid Camp this year on 18th and 19th of February at Manthottama school which is around 40 Km far from Ampara.
Sri Lanka Red Cross Society Mullaitivu branch organized a Basic First Aid Training Programme for School Teachers in the area under the Volunteer In Action Programme.
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Ampara Branch conducted a First Aid service for the Provincial Independence Day Celebrations held on the 4th of February 2012 at the main Public Grounds in Ampara.
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) Ampara branch has opened a Day Care Centre for pre school kids in the Padiyathalawa division in the Ampara District. The intake of this year’s children has superseded 50 as the school has certainly helped to make a mark in the lives of the children in the area.
5 health facilities in Eastern Sri Lanka constructed and upgraded by the Red Cross
Red Cross engages in First aid training for city Police officers in Nuwara Eliya
SLRCS Gampaha Life Saving Team won the 24th National Intermediate Life Saving Overall Championship & Girls Championship conducted by Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka on 24th September 2011 at Negombo
