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Sri Lanka

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.
From bullet holes to herb gardens
7 June 2011

From bullet holes to herb gardens

In Northern Province, Sri Lanka, people are to rebuild their lives following conflict and tsunami.
Red Cross helps people affected by Sri Lanka floods
17 February 2011

Red Cross helps people affected by Sri Lanka floods

For the 1.2 million people affected by the successive waves of flooding that have hit northern, north central, eastern and central Sri Lanka, the biggest worry is ...
Sri Lanka: battling against giants
16 November 2010

Sri Lanka: battling against giants

When the sun goes down, the people of Nugelanda begin a battle – a battle against nature, a battle against a giant, a battle to stay alive.
Sri Lanka: returning home to nothing
23 July 2010

Sri Lanka: returning home to nothing

The physical scars left by the war in north Sri Lanka run as deep as the emotional ones.
31 May 2010

Sri Lanka: worst floods in five decades

Volunteers and staff from The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society are working around the clock to help people affected by the worst floods in five decades.
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