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Sustaining youth development in rural Sri Lanka

Posted on Friday, May 6th, 2016

06/05/2016 – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka:  The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s National Youth Camp for 2016 was organized by the  Organizational Development Department in collaboration with Polannaruwa Branch of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society at Youth Corps Training Centre Aralaganwila, Polannaruwa from 29th April to 02 May 2016 with the participation of  50 Red Cross Youth members from

Secretary General of IFRC to visit Sri Lanka

Posted on Friday, February 26th, 2016

29 February 2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Mr. Elhadj As Sy will arrive in Sri Lanka on 1 March for a three day official visit during which he will visit the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Post Conflict Recovery Programme in

Transforming 21,125 houses to homes in northern Sri Lanka

Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2015

22/12/2015 – Jaffna, Sri Lanka: The Red Cross Post Conflict Recovery Programme (RC PCRP) that began its operations in 2010 soon after a 30 year old conflict ended is now coming to an end after constructing 21,125 homes in northern Sri Lanka. The Programme has aided over 400,000 people living in all five districts of

Strengthening youth capacity and molding future leaders

Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2015

23/11/2015 – Rathnapura, Sri Lanka: A national youth camp aimed at molding young minds to be future leaders of the country was held in Nivithigala, Rathnapura recently with the participation of youth from all branches of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS). The event was organized by the Youth Unit of the Organizational Department of

Floods, landslides and adverse weather, affects over 100,000; Red Cross responds

Posted on Wednesday, November 18th, 2015

UPDATE 2  18/11/2015 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) is responding to various emergencies as a result of adverse weather conditions in most parts of Sri Lanka. 138,676 people living in 14 districts, mostly in the north are affected by floods, landslides and heavy rains. SLRCS volunteers through its branch

Being climate smart in a world where the climate change

Posted on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015

11/11/2015 – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka: In recent years, Sri Lanka has endured a series of extreme weather-related events, attributed in part to the effects of climate change. Since 2010, torrential rains have caused five major floods and the country has also been beset by four periods of significant drought. One of the consequences of these erratic

Supporting survivors of landslide in the hill country

Posted on Saturday, September 26th, 2015

26/09/2015 – Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka: At least seven people were killed and over 180 others affected as torrential rains triggered landslides in Sri Lanka’s central hill area. Several houses were swept away in the landslides after heavy rains lashed central Nuwara Eliya district’s Kotmale area on Friday. A two-year-old child was among seven people killed

Empowering the next generation of climate champions

Posted on Monday, February 17th, 2014

17/02/2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ravindu a 14-year-old boy from Hambantota woke up early in the morning with much enthusiasm. He’s going on a trip to Colombo. Coming from a rural village, this trip to the city is of much importance to him. Today he’s taking part in programme that talks about how we need

On behalf of the most vulnerable…

Posted on Friday, February 14th, 2014

Waking up early everyday morning, preparing food and making sure her kids are ready to go to school is something she has been doing as long as she can remember.