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by S. Umakanthan in Mannar, Northern Sri Lanka   13/05/2014  – Mannar, Sri Lanka: 35 year’s old, a widow with children, an ailing mother to look after, no one to support and no proper house to live in, all this by being the only breadwinner of the family. If this was you; you would certainly

08/05/2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  A commemorative flag in view of World Red Cross Red Crescent day was presented to the President of Sri Lanka His Excellency Mahinda Rajapakse at Temple Trees this morning. President of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society Jagath Abeysinghe presented to flag and informed the Head of State about the work

08/05/2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) along with the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Sri Lanka and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) celebrated World Red Cross Red Crescent Day in participation of many activities at National Headquarter level and island

08/05/2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka – A booklet titled “My Story” which contains stories from various members of public on their first Red Cross experience was launched today (8th May 2014) at the Lakshman Kadiragamar Institute in Colombo, in view of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 2014. 23 stories from all parts of Sri

Below is the message from the President of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society in view of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 2014.   Dear Friends, On the 8th of May 2014, our Red Cross and Red Crescent brothers and sisters across this big world will commemorate and celebrate an idea that began over 150

May 8, 2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Everyday most of the seven billion people in the world are touched by the Red Cross and Red Crescent without even realizing it. Almost everyone – or someone they know – has donated blood or received a first aid tip or been visited by a volunteer, perhaps not

29/04/2014 – Northern Sri Lanka: Four community halls and a library worth 14 million rupees; assisting over 2500 people built in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts supported by the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) was vested in the public on 28th April 2014. This

06/02/2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  The Hungarian Red Cross recently donated 07 defibrillators worth 23 million rupees to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, which handed them over the the Ministry of Health at a function held recently. The ceremony took place at the presence of Basil Rajapakse, the Minister of Economic Development of Sri

02/01/2014 – Jaffna, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Post Conflict Recovery Programme managed to complete the targets of ensuring 20,000 people (4000 families) move into a new home within the year (2013). The Programme with the funds from the Government of India aims to rebuild 16,800 houses ensuring that over 85,000 people

07/10/2013 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The IFRC Global Beneficiary Communications Boot Camp got underway in Colombo, Sri Lanka under the auspices of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka His Lordship Mr. Mohan Peiris. With 82 personnel participating in the event, the President of Sri Lanka Red Cross Jagath Abeysinghe, the Director General Tissa Abeywickrama, Director