Sri Lanka

14 June 2013

Sri Lanka Red Cross to bolster welfare services for migrant workers

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has taken steps to ensure that the millions of migrant workers travelling to Middle Eastern and European countries in search of employment will now be given support and financial protection as part of a new agreement.
A new home brings new hope in northern Sri Lanka
25 March 2013

A new home brings new hope in northern Sri Lanka

The Jawaths live in the village of Rasool Puthveli in Mannar District in northern Sri Lanka. In 1990, when the long-running conflict in Sri Lanka came to their ...
Climate change wreaks havoc on communities and resources
4 November 2012

Climate change wreaks havoc on communities and resources

Since December last year Sri Lanka has been waiting for rains that finally arrived last month.
A different approach for a better society
30 August 2012

A different approach for a better society

Young people in Sri Lanka have been taking part in a series of workshop and discussions about ways to transform their societies.
Red Cross collaboration with Government of India helps families build or repair homes
18 July 2012

Red Cross collaboration with Government of India helps families build or repair homes

By Mahieash Johnney in Colombo, Sri Lanka The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in partnership with the Sri Lanka Red Cross...
A time to rebuild following years of terrible conflict
7 December 2011

A time to rebuild following years of terrible conflict

The war is over but now the people of Sri Lanka have the hard task of rebuilding their lives and homes.
Bringing people back to exercise
16 September 2011

Bringing people back to exercise

According to official data, non-communicable diseases have already become the largest contributor to the disease burden in Sri Lanka, accounting for 85 percent of ...
Building a better future in Sri Lanka
28 July 2011

Building a better future in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka a large-scale shelter programme is bearing fruit. The first families are moving into new self-built houses.
Simple equation: clean water + clean hands = good health
30 June 2011

Simple equation: clean water + clean hands = good health

Sri Lanka diary - part 2. Following a disaster, National Societies often discover that small changes in a community can have the largest impact. This is especially ...
252.48 kilometres of challenges, obstacles, hard work and success
29 June 2011

252.48 kilometres of challenges, obstacles, hard work and success

Sri Lanka Diary - part 1. Coming to the end of a seven year project to bring clean water to communitues devastated by the 2004 tsunami.
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