Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sarvodaya Accepts Donations to help IDPs in Vanni

Anyone wanting to contribute towards the IDPs can do so through Sarvodaya, which now accepts donations online as well as through bank transfers and deposits. Below is from the Sarvodaya website.

There has been a mass exodus of civilians escaping from the war zone in the Mullaitivu District during the last few days resulting in an emergency situation in the Vavuniya district where Sarvodaya has been providing humanitarian relief services for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) during the last 4 months supplementing the efforts of the government, UN agencies and the International humanitarian organizations. The number of IDP sites have more than doubled during this week and Sarvodaya has been called upon to meet the increased demand for food, water & sanitation shelter, care for the children, public health services. We are making this call to all Sarvodaya friends to make any contribution you can make at this critical hour. All donations will be individually acknowledged and accounted for and regular reports and financial statements will be posted on this site.

You can send your donations in through any of the following channels.Please choose the donation option best suited to you or your organization:

Direct Donations

Visa & Mastercard
You may donate online via Sampath Bank, one of Sri Lanka’s leading banks. These donation are not tax-deductible

Donations to Sarvodaya USA
You may also donate Online to Sarvodaya USA. You may use all major credit cards. These donations are tax deductible in the USA.

Checks and Money Orders

In Sri Lanka you may mail a check to the following address, or visit. We try to post a photo and personal acknowledgement for as many visiting donors as possible.
Sarvodaya Headquarters
No 98, Rawatawatta Road,Moratuwa , Sri Lanka

For tax exemption in the US, please contact Sarvodaya USA. Sarvodaya USA is a 501© 3 tax-exempt, non-profit organization which will provide a receipt for your donation. Sarvodaya USA’s tax ID number is 13-3358148. You may send a check to our Madison Office:

Payable To:Sarvodaya USA
Mailing Address:Sarvodaya USA122 State StreetSuite 510Madison, WI 53703USAWire

Tranfers, Bank Accounts

For donors from Sri Lanka
Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)Account No Acct. No 1590011920Account Currency RupeesBank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.Branch MoratuwaAddress No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

For Foreign remittance
Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)Account No Acct. No 159000 8015Account Currency – All currencies acceptedBank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.Branch MoratuwaAddress No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri LankaSWIFT CCEY.LK.LX

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