Monday, June 15, 2009

Helping IDPs in Pollanuruwa Hospital

A group of young people have been delivering aid to the Pollonaruwa hospital where a1108 of displaced people are treated. This location is often ignored by mainstream aid initiatives we are told. The next delivery date is 20th of June 2009.

Following is a needs-list from the hospital:

150 Sanitary Napkins
250 400g Pax Anchor Full Cream Milk Powder
150 250g Pax Tea
250 250g Pax Sugar
250 250g Pax Nestomalt
400 Pax Biscuits – Horlicks/Marie
250 Bottles Hair Oil
250 Bottles of Eau de Colonge
Assortment of toys/card packs/board games/Tamil novels
Box of little Kandos/Edna Chocolates (enough for 150 kids)
Crutches

Clothes Breakdown

Male & female underwear (S, M & L)
Bras (32, 34, 36 A,B,C, D)
Underskirts (free size)
Baniyans/vests (free size)
Sarongs
Short sleeved t-shirts and shirts (S, M & L)
Long/ ¾ Skirts (S, M & L)
Blouses (S, M & L)
House coats/kaftans/bed jackets (free size)
Shorts/3/4 shorts (S&M)
Sarees
Infant, baby and toddler clothes (unisex)
Children’s clothes – A-line dresses, t-shirts, skirts & blouses/skinnies (S&M)

The drop off point is at 19 1/1 Siri Dhamma Road, Colombo 10. Please call Kanishka on 0712-799920 before you make a drop off. For more info, email desilva.marisa[at]gmail.com

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