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20/10/2017 – Kurunegala, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society took steps yesterday to vested in the public three disaster risk reduction projects that will provide support to over 200 families in Maspotha, Kurunegala. This project initiated after a risk assessment of the community found that most families do not have access to safe

26/09/2017 – Matara, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society with the support from the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has begun the construction of houses for people affected by the landslide in Morawakkanda in Deniyaya, Matara. On the 25th May 2017, the Morawakkanda mountain gave way owing to massive rains experienced before. This

25/08/2017 – Kegalle, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society vested in public the first house completed for people affected by the Aranayake landslide in Kegalle yesterday (24th). This house was built by the funds donated by the public in Sri Lanka and the world over through online contributions. On the 17th of May

03/08/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: As the dengue epidemic continues to claim lives in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society in partnerships with the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has increased activities aimed at combating dengue epidemic in the island. As of now over 327 people have lost their

24/07/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has scaled up its support towards the National Dengue eradication programme. Accordingly, a sum of 50 million rupees has been allocated to activities to be conducted in the at risk districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara in the next few months. As of now,

20/07/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society & the Singapore Red Cross entered into a memorandum of understanding to provide relief and care for the people affected by the recent floods and landslides in Sri Lanka. The signing ceremony took place today in Colombo witnessed by the Foreign Minister of Singapore

10/07/2017 – Nuwara-Eliya, Sri Lanka: Owning a house is all that Muniyandi thinks about these days. He dreams of having a house he could build with his own two hands, a house that he can someday pass on to his children and grandchildren. “Things are better for me. Life has been hard. We are not

04/07/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The volunteers of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society along with the Government Public Health Inspectors launched a massive door to door campaign to educate and to raise awareness on the dengue crisis that has ravaged many parts of Sri Lanka. Humid monsoon weather, stagnant water from recent flooding, as well

29/06/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Federal Republic of Germany today donated 16.5 million rupees (100,000 Euros)  for the longer term recovery phase programme for floods and landslides that occurred in the month of May this year. The funds will be mainly utilized for water & sanitation along with hygiene promotion activities. Accordingly the signing

19/06/2017 – Various Locations, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society continues its effort to ensure that people who were affected by floods in rural Sri Lanka will avert another health crisis by ensuring that they are provided with quality medical care within their village. Accordingly Sri Lanka Red Cross has this time tied up