Latest updates, stories and humanitarian work from the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society.
Sri Lanka Red Cross Society takes steps forward along with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), IFRC and the Anticipation Hub in developing a roadmap for the country’s safety Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), in collaboration with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), takes action to effect change and ensure the safety of the country’s citizens
“The workshop held by the Cash Working Group was a great opportunity to obtain an overview of updated information related to cash transfer programmes within different organizations, and to enhance knowledge about the role of FSP in cash transfer programming”, said Udari Samarakoon, Project Manager at Sri Lanka Red Cross Society United Nations Sri Lanka
(By Meleeza Rathnayake, Assistant Manager, Reporting and Communications of SLRCS) The economic downturn in Sri Lanka in 2022 caused unrest among the country’s civilians, causing chaos on the island and thrusting the country’s name into the global spotlight. During these trying times in the country, the need for medicines and medical equipment was widely
May 8 marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize COLOMBO, May 8, 2023: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), the country’s largest humanitarian organisation, commemorated World Red Cross and Red Crescent (WRCRC) Day 2023 with
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
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 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
06/01/2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka – We profusely mourn the demise of our Director General Mr. Neville Nanayakkara, who passed away at his residence this morning (06-01-2019). He was 71 years old at the time of his demise. Mr. Neville Nanayakkara was re-appointed as the Director General of the Society from the 10th of January 2016.
31/05/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Red Cross Society of China donated 100,000 USD to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) supporting Sri Lanka’s relief and rebuilding efforts on the present disaster of flooding and landslides. On May 30, Chinese Ambassador H.E. Yi Xianliang, on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China, handed
23/03/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Colombo Branch recently opened a newly constructed training center that will be the focal point for all Red Cross trainings, such as Disaster Management, First Aid, Health and Care Safety and many more that would be provided by the Red Cross. The centre worth
