Sri Lanka

Youth as agents of behavioural change
18 Aug 2012

Youth as agents of behavioural change

Mahieash Johnney – IFRC Communications & Information Manager in Sri Lanka   19/08/2012 – Tholangamuwa, Sri Lanka: Travelling 2 hours away from Colombo towards the hilly terrains of Sri Lanka you come to a village called Tholangamuwa. The village is a calm typical hilly side town where the hustle and bustle of the busy city

Promoting better hygiene in the former war zone
08 Aug 2012

Promoting better hygiene in the former war zone

09/08/2012 – Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka:  Sri Lanka Red Cross Mullaitivu branch organized a three days hygiene promotion workshop from recently at the Branch Meeting Hall under the Volunteers in Action component with support of the Red Cross Post Conflict Recovery Programme. 25 volunteers actively participated in this programme which was aimed at promoting better hygiene among communities in

Enhancing community response on Early Warning
22 Jan 2012

Enhancing community response on Early Warning

  18/01/2012 – Galle, Sri Lanka: According to Early Warning System audit reports, it is evident that the knowledge on risk reduction is very low among communities, those who are living in disaster prone areas in the Gin ganga basin. Considering the above fact, Galle Branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society commenced risk reduction activities to enhance community