Latest updates, stories and humanitarian work from the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society.
22/03/2013 – The Integrated Capacity Development Programme is running under the Organization Development Project of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society since April 2012 up to now at the Monaragala branch by the funding support of Canadian Red Cross. The branch has conducted many activities at the project area to enhance the capacities of the units
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society Mullaitivu Branch has conducted the fourth junior first aid training programme in February with the approval of Zonal department of education in the following schools. Mu/ Alambil RCTMS Mu/ Mullaitivu RCTMS Mu/ Chemmalai MV Mu/ Vedduwaikkal GTMS This progamme was organized in order to promote the FA Knowledge among
19/03/2013 – Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Organizational Development Forum 2013, bringing OD delegates and specialist from all Red Cross national societies within the South Asia Region came together in Colombo, Sri Lanka to discuss more on how the Red Cross can innovate in terms of serving the public and the most vulnerable in
08/03/13 – Boose, Sri Lanka: The Restoring Family Links (RFL) Department of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) visited the Boose Immigration Detention Centre to look into the welfare of 72 immigrant detainees from Bangladesh & Myanmar. They were taken into custody while being stranded in the Indian Ocean on a raft trying to
11/03/2013 – Vavuniya, Sri Lanka: A new book containing success stories from the Sri Lanka Red Cross (SLRCS) Micro Economic Initiative Programme titled “New sunrise & a new beginning” was launched in Vavuniya recently. The event was graced by the Head of Delegation of the ICRC in Sri Lanka Yves Giovanni along with the Treasurer
03/01/2013 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Despite the inclement weather being stable for couple of days, while people around the world celebrated the New Year the number of people affected by the rain and floodwaters continues to grow in all parts of Sri Lanka. As of 2nd January 2013, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says around
12/11/2012 – Valachchenai, Sri Lanka: A male and female surgical ward build with funds from German Red Cross & the European Union and implemented by the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society was unveiled to the public recently in Valachchanei in the Batticaloa District. The ward constructed to a value of 30 million LKR was vested
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.
200 families in the Walioya, Gajabapura&Monarawawa in the Mullativu district received non food relief items from the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society recently.
250 scholarships to students from low-income families were awarded by the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) in view of its 75th anniversary celebrations held at the BMICH in Colombo with the patronage of the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapakse.
