Winner of the Youth Protecting Human Dignity Award 2005 for the Asia and Pacific region, recognized during the International Federation General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, 2005.

After the tsunami tidal wave hit Sri Lanka in December 2004, it became clear to the youth group of the Colombo City branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross that there was potential for much more and better youth volunteer work. In order to better help the vulnerable people in their communities, efforts began to strengthen the capacity of the youth through training as well as practical volunteer work.

Through training in dissemination, health, disaster preparedness and strategic planning, the youth group aims to improve health and living conditions in the poor communities. Dissemination and advocacy is used to raise awareness of the problems in the communities, while the disaster preparedness is improved through strengthening of the emergency team. The youth are not only trained in health and care, and disaster response, but also learn how to deal with the psychological aspects of emergencies.

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