Save Vanni

Helping IDPs in Pollanuruwa Hospital

2009-06-15T02:03:00.000-07:00

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

Together We are the Solution

2009-05-14T21:06:00.000-07:00

Toy Drive

2009-05-13T00:23:00.000-07:00

Delivery Address for Toys
78, Barnes Place, Colombo 7

Wholesale prices for toys and soothers
small car - 25.00
flute - 20.00
doll s - 20.00
skipping rope - 60.00
beach ball L - 60.00
colour pencil set - 40.00
Squeeky toys - 75.00
rattles - 30.00
car - 65.00
puzzles - 45.00
puzzles - 95.00
pencil box - 65.00
rattle ball soft - 95.00

Soothers - Rs.400 per dozen, approx. Rs.33 per piece

For purchase of toys and soothers at above prices, they can visit Bambino on Galle Road and leave items there as it is a collection point. Or can contact me on 0777 686 787 to donate money for purchase.

There's more info here:

http://www.actlanka.org/2009/05/toy-drive-goods-and-prices/

Aid Collection for Pulmoddai

2009-05-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

An effort is underway by a group of people to collect urgent items for an estimated 7,000 refugees in a camp in Pulmoddai. An aid worker who visited the area suggests that we might want to concentrate on meeting the needs of the approximately 4,000 women there. This is an urgent request for donations to collect the following:

Sanitary napkins for 1 month - 4000 X 2 Eva / Free & Easy packets = 8000 in total

Women's panties (large) 4000 X 3 = 12,000

Bras - (sizes 32 - 34) 4000 X 3 = 12,000

A van will travel to Pulmoddai on Friday morning, and the main collection point is at Wellawatte at this address:

Address removed.

Urgent Need of Jeevani in Vavuniya

2009-05-07T09:45:00.000-07:00

We have been informed by the Vavuniya hospital that there is an urgent an immediate and urgent need for Jeevani in the Vavuniya Hospital. There will be a Ministry of Health van leaving FCE (Foundation for Coexistence) at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday the 7th of May)

The Address is:
146/20, Havelock Road, Colombo 05. Any amount of Jeevani would be extremely helpful.

Rebuild Lanka - Help us Curb the Suffereing of the IDPs

2009-05-06T07:52:00.001-07:00

Help the IDPs - Muslim Aid

2009-05-06T01:53:00.000-07:00

Please help by circulating to your friends and relatives. This is the time we need to show that we care. All you need to do is to get contributions of RS 100/= from each of your friends and relatives and help us in this worthy cause. Also need the following

Anyone who can lend ambulances for a minimum period of 3 months.
Medicines – a list will be circulated in due course
Cash donations for food.
Toys, drawing books, pencil colours for children

Contact Details:
Kevin De Silva
Act. Head of Communications & Fundraising
Muslim Aid Sri Lanka Field Office
219 Nawala Rd, Nugegoda
Sri Lanka
Tel: + 94 (0) 77 3638922 +94- (0) 112815024
Fax: + 94 (0) 11 2815022 Email: kevin[at]muslimaidsl.org
Website: www.muslimaid.org / www.muslimaidsl.org

Vavuniya Health Camp - Rotary Club of Capital City

2009-05-05T22:01:00.000-07:00

A group of independent Doctors in collaboration with Rotary Club of Capital City successfully conducted a medical camp from the 29th, 30^th April to 1st May and hope to conduct this on a rotation basis until adequate medical facilities are available at Menik Farm Zone 2 having 57,000 persons. The names of Doctors who attended the 1st medical camp are attached for any clarification.

The next camp is due to be set up from the 8th-10th of May and we kindly appeal to you, to help us with medical supplies. All invoices will be scanned and sent to all donors. For all cash donations, the money can be personally handed over to the persons mentioned below or remitted to the Bank a/c.

Alternatively the medical items can be bought and dropped off at the address given below. Please hand over all donations by the 7th of May. As the camp will be on a rotation basis, if you cannot meet the deadline for the 8-10th Medical camp, you can send the donation over the course of the week as there will be a camp set the following week as well.

The number of refugees streaming in to the Manic Farm IDP keeps increasing every week and medical attention is an urgent requirement so please help!

Doctors:
Dr. Ajith Malalasekera (Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Urological Surgeon, Colombo Medical Faculty
Dr Ajith Amarasinghe (Consultant Pediatrician, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)
Dr Nilupul Perera (Consultant Neurologist, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)
Dr R.A.D.S.Suranga Ranasinghe (Medical Officer, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)Dr M.H.M.W.A.K. Weerasinghe (Medical Officer, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)
Mr. Sujeewa Jayalath (Staff Nurse, Colombo Medical Faculty)

Male Nurses from Apollo Hospital:
Paththini Vasamge Asanga
Sunil Gamage
R.M.G. Samarasiri
L.D.W. Jayasekara

Account Details for Donations:
Name of account: Rotary Club of Capital City
Account No: 500100005271
SWIFT CODE: NTBCLKLX
Nations Trust Bank
Liberty Plaza Branch
Colombo 03,
Sri Lanka

Contact Details:
Anoli Ratnayake
6/2, De Silva Rd, Kalubowila
Mobile: 0773-782929

Chiran Lan Hai Lin
No. 14 De Silva Rd, Kalubowila
Mobile: 0777-360272

‘Reach and Relieve’ – Project by Rebuild Lanka

2009-05-05T11:06:00.000-07:00

It’s time to start sharing… it’s time to help rebuild… it’s time for a new beginning! Rebuild Lanka was formed by a group young Sri Lankan's committed towards relieving the sick & suffering IDP's from the Vanni area and rebuilding this nation. Our relief strategy is of 3 phases. Reach out and Relieve, Rehabilitate and finally Rebuild.

As part of Phase 1 of our strategy we have initiated 2 projects which are: "MEDICARE" and "LETS SHARE". While project MEDICARE focuses on the collection & distribution of essential medical items, project LET'S SHARE focuses collection & distribution of new/used clothing for the IDP's. Please visit our blog for a list of items we are collecting and additional information about out team.

Drop off Point
47/5, 9th Lane,
Jambugasmulla Mawatha,
Nugegoda.

Contact Details:
Tel: +94772269584 (Asela)
Email: rebuildlanka2009[at]gmail.com
http://rebuildlanka.wordpress.com/collection-list/

Appeal to All Sri Lankans - Foundation for Co-Existence (FCE)

2009-05-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

Bodhi Lanka - Willing to Help

2009-05-04T22:23:00.000-07:00

Bodhi Lanka Foundation, a nonprofit in Maryland dedicated to creating small sustainable development projects in Sri Lanka. The director of Bodhi LankaThushara Ekanayake would like to help if the IDPs in the North need medical supplies, food, and even monetary donations. In addition, this organization is willing to join hands with any NGOs or volunteer workers to carry out aid work.

Please contact:
Mr. Thushara
tushara.ekanayake[at]gmail.com
Director
The Bodhi Lanka Foundation

Toys for Our Children - ACT Lanka

2009-05-04T22:13:00.000-07:00

ACT is requesting donations of toys, games and colouring items for displaced children in the Vavuniya and Padaviya Hospitals. Apart from the urgent medical needs, it is important to remember that there are many injured children here and they need to have some fun and distraction as well as medication.

If you have any clean used or new toys (or games, coloring books, stickers) please drop them off this week at the collection point below.

Collection Points(Mon-Fri, 9-5)
Radhika Philip/ACT
c/o Investor Access Asia
60, Fifth Lane
Colombo 3

Contact Details
Neesha (inventory[at]actlanka.org) prior to delivery.

Alternately, you can make a donation into any Sri Lanka NDB branch to the account below or via bank transfer from abroad. Please send a mail to accounts[at]actlanka.org with your name and donation number and that you’d like the amount allocated for toys.

Action & Care Trust
NDB Bank, Sri Lanka
Account No: 100001018418
SWIFT Code: NDBSLKLX

For any queries about the Toy Drive please contact toys[at]actlanka.org.

This need is not medically urgent these children need hope as well as healing. It’s a small thing, but a toy or a game can mean a lot to a child, especially one who’s seen significant trauma and has very little. We hope you can help.

Medicines Needed by the Vanni Camp

2009-05-04T07:06:00.000-07:00

ORS / Jeevani - 200ml	1000
ORS 1L	50
0.9% Sodium chloride - 500 ml	50
Lignocaine - 2% ( no adrenaline)	50
Cotton wool Large Pack	100
Gauze Large Pack	20
Bandages	50
Mepore Plaster Pcs	50
Leuco Plasters Large	20
Elastoplaster Rolls	20
Hydrogen peroxide 400mL bottles	5 nos
Glove box	5 nos
Face masks	50
Methyl salicylate big can	2
BB cream	20 cans
Syringes - 2ml, 5ml, 10ml	25 each
i.v. cannulae (butterfly)	25 nos
Suture Nylon, 2.0 round bodied needle	10
Glucose	10 packets
5% dextrose - 500ml	20 bottles
50% dextrose inj. - 10ml	20 vials
Flamazine jars (500 g)	2 nos
Scalpel blades	50
Cannulla - 18, 21 G	25 nos each

A Sarong to Make a Difference

2009-05-04T07:00:00.000-07:00

Last week Ruby Studio launched a sarong drive for internally displaced people (IDP) in the North East of Sri Lanka under the banner - Send in the Versatile Sarong! The drive had limited success. We had a target of 10,000 sarongs but we collected just over 200! We thank all those who donated this versatile garment. We have subsequently involved schools and churches in the drive and this should increase the number of sarongs to be donated... having said that... we appeal once again to those who read these emails, forward them on, but do nothing more... we appeal to you to make May 2009, the sarong month!

What you can do this May:

Set up a collection box/bin in your office for all of May to collect either new or freshly laundered sarongs (in good condition)
Set up a 'Sarong Pool' to collect money for sarongs that can either be purchased by you or funds can be donated to Ruby Studio for purchasing sarongs.
Speak with your neighbours, friends and family over dinner, a coffee, or a cold beer. Its just a sarong. It can cost less than Rs.200. We don't want Barefoot designer sarongs!
Stop thinking it'll make no difference! A child could sleep more comfortably, adults protect their modesty, in times and circumstances where sleep and respect are scarce.

Drop-off Point:
Ruby Studio, 125 Fife Road, First Floor (Above Mythi Caterers) from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday all through May.

Contact Details
Hans on 0115 515127
email: hansbillimoria[at]gmail.com

Distributing Rations to Vavuniya this Weekend

2009-05-04T06:37:00.000-07:00

We have received security clearance & leaving next weekend to distribute rations & help the Internally Displaced people in Vavuniya. This is a great opportunity for everybody to unite as citizens of one country & help make Sri Lanka a better place.

When:
8th - 10th may

Collection Items:

1. Milk Powder
2. Water
3. Biscuits
4. Dry Rations - Rice, dhal, etc
5. Clothes - we have already organised 1000pcs for Children & 1000pcs for adults.
6. Bed Sheets 7. Tooth Brushes & Tooth Paste

Please note we are not accepting money, as this may lead to too many complications.

Contact Number:
+94 777 222 228
ehantha.sirisena[at]gmail.com.

Collection Point:
15, Flower Road,
Colombo 3
(Opposite Boss)

New Wiki at Savevanni.org and updates on Twitter

2009-05-02T00:43:00.000-07:00

Because it's a tad difficult to track which initiatives are on-going and which have finished, we have set up a wiki at www.savevanni.org with active aid initiatives. Please contribute with information there or by emailing us on savevanni[at]gmail.com.

Updates on the humanitarian situation and aid-needs are also updated on our twitter. Please follow us there.

Attention all Aid Workers- Critical Medical needs: Office of the Regional Director of Health Services

2009-05-01T08:27:00.000-07:00

Donate a Pair of Slippers to War Weary Feet....

2009-04-30T21:43:00.000-07:00

This is a notice to all Aid Collectors....there is a need for slippers for the IDPs....please hand over you donations to the BMICH.

Aid Campaign by ITN Sri Lanka

2009-04-29T22:58:00.001-07:00

ITN (Independent Television Network), Sri Lanka is carrying out a movement in to collect aid for IDPs. The teams will start from the following locations and travel to Colombo, collecting aid from each town. Please handover any aid to these locations:

30th April - Munnessawaram Kovil - Chilaw – Ithin Eetapasse Team
2nd May - Ratnapura Saman Dewalaya – Kopi Kadey Team
5th May - Unawatuna Walle Dewalaya Temple– Muthu Kirillie Team

Collection Points:

1) Ambilipitya Sri Bodirajarama Dharmayathanaya
2) Mathale Vihara Road Vidyananda Pirivena
3) Thismmahaaramaya Rajamahaviharaya
4) Weheraweena Rajamahavihaaraya and Priyadharshanaaramaya
5) Kurunegala Dambadeni Rajamahavihaaraya
6) Panduwasnuwara Provincial Council
7) Thissawa Rajamahavihaaraya
8) Allauwa Nugawela Temple
9) Naarambala Provincial Council

Items:

1) Water
2) New clothes
3) Siddhalepa/Panadol and other medication
4) Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)
5) Bed pans
6) Adult Diapers
7) Sterilised Gauze/Dressings
8) Housecoats/Sarongs
9) Dry food

Contact Details:

Address: Independent Television Network, Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla, 10120, Sri Lanka
Phone: +94-11-2774424 +94-11-2774725 +94-11-2773289
Fax: +94-11-2774591 +94-11-2774421 +94-11-2774726
e - Mail: itn[at]slt.lk, itnnews[at]slt.lk, itnmktg[at]slt.lk

Continuous Aid Collection and Airlifting at BMICH

2009-04-29T20:59:00.000-07:00

There's continuous aid collection at BMICH

The following items are urgent:
1) New clothes (especially sarongs)
2) Water
3) Biscuits
4) Glucose
5) Jeewani
6) Towels/sheets
7) Soap
8) Anti-worm medication

Airlifting Aid to Vanni

2009-04-29T04:11:00.000-07:00

A Dr. friend of mine who is in the Air Force is collecting the following items to airlift to the IDP camps. There is a huge need for the following items:

Sanitary pads

Underwear – panties

Towels

If any of you would like to contribute even one packet of sanitary pads – it is most welcome. Please bring it tomorrow and hand it over to me.

Thank you

Roshan Wijemanne

Chief Operations Officer

15/4 Aponso Avenue

Dehiwela

Tel: 0094 11 2721812

Fax: 0094 11 2721820

Email: ccs1[at]sltnet.lk

Muslim Aid - to IDPs in Vanni

2009-04-28T23:37:00.000-07:00

Muslim Aid is responding towards the Humanitarian Crisis for those displaced in the North. Muslim Aid is responding at present by providing an inflatable field hospital, ambulances and a team of doctors. We are also sending our water purification equipment which has the capacity of providing 144,000 ltrs of safe drinking water per day along with a water bowser. There is an urgent need for more bowsers to reach IDP’s with safe drinking water. We appeal to you to help us with funding to procure another bowser and also support the immediate hygiene and NFI needs of the displaced by providing any of the items listed below.

UNHCR calls for Donations to help Sri Lanka

2009-04-28T14:21:00.000-07:00

UNHCR is asking for funds to bring emergency relief to the thousands of people fleeing the fighting in Sri Lanka. Your donations will help UNHCR provide needed shelter, water and emergency support to the civilians.

Donations can be made through the UNHCR website.

SEED - Tomorrow to Vavuniya

2009-04-28T08:33:00.000-07:00

There will be an IOM lorry leaving from:

Address Removed

Anyone who wants to bring stuff please get them to us by 9am tomorrow. This will be distributed by SEED - Vavuniya.

We need 30,000 packets of Samaposa (200g), towels, bed-sheets, lady's bed-jackets (for lactating mothers), sarongs (please send new cloths and towels since this have to be given to the hospital), toothpastes and toothbrushes, soap, undergarments for ladies and girl children and baby cloth.

Thank you for all your support. Please do pass this around to friends and relatives.

shreen

IDP Collections this Weekend

2009-04-28T05:14:00.000-07:00

We will be collecting supplies for the IDP's this weekend and on Monday 27th

As per SLAF Wing Commander Wijeratna ( to whom we have spoken), the supplies needed urgently are

Biscuits
Water bottles
Glucose
Jujups
Fresh Buns ( preferably individually wrapped) - Pls bring on Monday and bear in mind expiry date as these supplies will probably only reach the camps by Tuesday/Wednesday.

The above items can be dropped off at
108/3 Horton Place,
Colombo 7

On Monday evening we will sort and pack the supplies and inform SLAF to collect same. They will then send it the next day to the IDPs.
Please feel free to forward this mail to anyone who you think will be able to help this cause.

Best regards,

Dinali
0773-958736

Sri Vajirangnana Temple Maharagama - Collections for Displaced Civilians in Vanni

2009-04-28T03:37:00.000-07:00

The Sri Vajirangnana Temple, Maharagama is organizing a collection programme of dry rations to be distributed to the civilians reaching the safe zones in the North.

The collection and distribution of items will take place with the participation of the Shasanadhara women’s society, Vagjirangnana sunday school and the Shasana employees society.

Water bottles, biscuits, glucose, milk powder, sanitary napkins, pens and pencils for the school children, books and toys are requested from kind donors.

Contact Details:
011- 2850305
011-2850207
011-2843228
011-4940897

Article:
http://sundaytimes.lk/cms/article10.php?id=2856

ACT International - Aid for Vanni from Switzerland

2009-04-28T03:05:00.000-07:00

ACT International is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland.

This appeal includes a request by ACT Members Christian Aid (CA) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) CA, implementing through local partner OFERR Ceylon, proposes 6 months assistance to IDPs currently housed and detained in four camps in the Vavuniya and Mannar districts. Proposed assistance includes relief and psychosocial support including provision of food and non-food relief items, shelter repairs, water and sanitation, health, education and livelihood activities, as well as protection activities for IDPs in the camps. NCA, implementing through local partner Sarvodaya, proposes 6 months assistance to IDPs in four transit camps in Vavuniya and Jaffna districts including food and nutrition, water and sanitation, non-food and hygiene items and protection activities.

The ACT Coordinating Office expects that further projects from ACT member the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka will also be included in coming days.

Project Completion Date:

Christian Aid: 30 September 2009 (6 months, already commenced 01 April 2009)
Norwegian church Aid: 31 October (6 month, commencing 01 May 2009)

Locations for proposed response

Vavuniya:
1. Poonthottam College of Education
2. Manic farm Kathirkamar Village

Mannar:
1. Pariyarikandal
2. Kattaiadampan

Contact Details:

150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100
1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 791 6033
Fax: 41 22 791 6506
E-mail: act[at]act-intl.org
Website: http://www.act-intl.org/appeals.php?uid=102

Sarvodaya - Appeal for Funding for Emergency Humanitarian Relief

2009-04-28T02:32:00.000-07:00

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 USA
122 State Street
Suite 510
Madison, WI 53703
USA

Wire Tranfers, Bank Accounts

For donors from Sri Lanka

Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)
Account No Acct. No 1590011920
Account Currency Rupees
Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.
Branch Moratuwa
Address No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

For Foreign remittance

Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)
Account No Acct. No 159000 8015
Account Currency – All currencies accepted
Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.
Branch Moratuwa
Address No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
SWIFT CCEY.LK.LX

'8 Track Shack' - Aid Collection for Vanni from UK

2009-04-28T01:42:00.001-07:00

Many of you will know the horrific situation currently present in Sri Lanka. A raging civil war of 25 years has come to a head, resulting in a huge number of casulaties and even larger number of people displaced without food, water and medical care. The UN estimates that since Jan 2009, 6,500 civilians have been killed and 14,000 have been injured. Around 100,000 however are now without home and food.

The student community of King's College, along with the rest of the University of Cambridge, is pushing to support these people, hosting an open mic night with a clear focus this Thursday.

It will be a great way to get away from revision for a few hours, listen to some good music and make a definite difference in the lives of so many who need it so badly.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8019865.stm

Charitable organisation we are hoping to donate the money to:
http://www.actlanka.org

Phone:	07588313804
Email:	dmj31[at]cam.ac.uk

Save Lanka to Assist IDPs in Vanni (Colombo)

2009-04-28T01:10:00.000-07:00

There are over 100,000 people in IDPs who are in desperate need for assistance to sustain their lives. These people have suffered tremendously for the past 25 years from the war. Now they have been rescued from this suffering and are living in camps right now.

These are our own brothers and sisters. We need your urgent assistance now to rebuild their lives. Now it is the time to do what we can to help them recover and rebuild their lives before it is too late.

Therefore, we would appreciate very much your kind support in this regard to help our fellow brothers and sisters. You could either help in a personal or at an organizational level.

The following items are being collected right now for immediate dispatch:

Dry rations
Paracetamol cards
Plasters
Jeewani
Glucose
Soap
Water bottles
Milk powder
Sugary biscuits (Lemon puff, Marie , Chocolate biscuits)
cerelac cereal etc..
Used or New clothes for IDP's.

Please contribute to this worthy cause in anyway possible way. We will be dispatching the first load of items by the 4th of May.

The collection centers are at:

FPA Srilanka, No 27/37, bullers lane, Colombo 07.
Please contact - Prathibha 0715869955 or Paba 0718015702 for any other details.

Thank you for participating in this life saving cause!

Sarvodaya Accepts Donations to help IDPs in Vanni

2009-04-28T00:12:00.000-07:00

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

Open Mic at King's College (UK) to raise funds for IDPs

2009-04-28T00:05:00.000-07:00

The student community of King's College, along with the rest of the University of Cambridge, is pushing to support these people, hosting an open mic night with a clear focus this Thursday.
It will be a great way to get away from revision for a few hours, listen to some good music and make a definite difference in the lives of so many who need it so badly.

Money from the event will be donated to ACT Lanka.

Host: King's College
Thursday, April 30, 2009Time:8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: King's College Bar
Phone:07588313804
Email:dmj31[at]cam.ac.uk

Help Sri Lanka. Donate a Sarong – A Sarong Drive by Ruby Studio

2009-04-27T01:24:00.000-07:00

The sarong is one of the most versatile garments ever made and can be used for a myriad of different things, including cradling babies, a covering sheet for children, a wraparound for women, a makeshift shelter from the sun, a towel… the list goes on. The sarong is not just for men, it can help ease the lives of those who have little or nothing.

Our fellow countrymen, women and children in the North-East are enduring extreme hardship. The images we see, despite censorship, are clear. They need immediate relief. Food and water supplies have started to trickle in and the reality is that people have nothing but the clothes on their backs and babes in their arms.

We can help. We can do more than click our tongues and shake our heads with sadness. We can send in the Versatile Sarong.

Ruby Studio is organizing a Sarong Drive to help cloth and support internally displaced people in the North-East. Donate this most basic of garments and be assured that it will be put to good use by people who need them the most. The first batch of sarongs leave this weekend, and we hope to hit a target of 10,000 sarongs by Friday the 1st of May 2009.

Whatever our politics, whatever our views on the war, the comfort and utility of a sarong cannot be debated.

Drop Point:

Ruby Studio, 125 Fife Road, First Floor (Above Mythi Caterers) from 8am to 8pm.

Contact Details:

For further details on the ongoing Sarong Drive call Hans on 0115 515127 or email: hansbillimoria[at]gmail.com

'Our Circle' - Project Heal the Wounds - PHASE I

2009-04-26T22:44:00.000-07:00

This project has been launched to Collect supplies for the internally displaced civilians in the north who have had to leave everything they ever owned and flee their homes to get away from the terrible grips of terrorism.

Deadline for collecting supplies - 15th May 2009
Deadline for collecting money - 10th May 2009

List of supplies needed

Plastic Bowls / Plastic buckets
Siddalepa / Panadol
Used and news clothes / linen / rubber slippers (Please be sensitive to the state of the things you donate)

Collection Centers

15/3, Gower street colombo 05
104/17, De mel watte road nawala
1B stamboul Place Colombo 03

For more information email:

DESHIKA - deshi5[at]hotmail.com
ANUSHI - anush_live[at]yahoo.com

If you live abroad please pass the word around to all your family and friends living in Sri Lanka to support this cause by donating whatever they can. Also you can donate money thorugh our paypal gateway on this website. We will purchase the necessary items and add to the list of collected items. Once again we would like to be as transparent as possible in this project.

We will be compiling a final report including all donor details and amounts and this report will be circulated among all the donors so that you know your money has not been misappropriated in any way.

'Our Circle' Collects Aid

2009-04-26T21:36:00.000-07:00

"Our Circle" is a group of friends with the goal of helping those in need, specially those affected by the war.

Their 3rd Project "Heal the Wounds - Phase 1" will concentrate on URGENTLY collecting supplies for the innocent displaced civilians who are currently undergoing immense hardships in the North. Items currently in need are:

1) Wearable used/new clothes
2) Towels, sheets
3) Soap
4) Cerelac Cereal for children
5) Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)

If you've been affected as much as i have by the stories and the videos of the past few days, I'm sure you've thought of getting involved.

If you guys would like to know more about this group before donating the money, here is their website.
http://ourcircle.colombounplug.com/

They can also be found on fb- under the name " Our Circle".

Aid to Ommanthai

2009-04-26T21:19:00.000-07:00

Many of you must have already given towards the recent appeal for IDPs coming in from Mullaitivu. We have just got an opening to send the following items to Ommanthai where the people are being received. They are tired and worn out and what we need most urgently is:

GLUCOSE

SOOTHERS FOR BABIES

HIGH PROTEIN BISCUITS

If you are inclined to help please drop them by at my house at 52/2, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7. We will be sending stuff up nearly everyday during this week.

If you want to pass the word around to your colleagues in your office please do as each pack of glucose would make a huge difference.

Thanks for your patience and support.

Warm regards

Jeanne

Email: jeanne.samuel[at]thehdi.org

Aid for a Difference - Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)

2009-04-26T20:56:00.000-07:00

It is a time to heal the wounds of the ethnic divide for both sides. On the other hand it is also a humanitarian issue which has an appeal beyond prejudices of ethnicity. As such, please be kind enough to contribute in you own way to the following. We are mainly focusing on items 1 & 2 at the moment. However, if you wish to send any other items, please do so.

Items needed:
1. Wearable used/new cloths (Pls be sensitive to the state of the clothes. Towels and sheets are also welcome)
2. Soap
3. Cerelac Cereal for children
4. Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)

Collection centers:
1. No.23, Cross Road, Colombo 8 (opposite Ramani Fernando Salon). Contact person Nali: 2699353
2. No 282 1/5, R.A..de Mel Mw, Colombo 3 (during office hours) Contact person: Rozanne 0777 681816
3. No 8/1, Sapumal Place, Rajagiriya. Contact person: Eshani 0773 476411
4. Silver Circle (Pvt) Ltd, No 3, Vijaya Kumaratunga Mw, Colombo 05 (opposite Airtel building) – during office hours. Contact person: Supem 0777766665

Deadline:
28th April (Tuesday)

Please pass this message to your neighbors, friends, relations & colleagues, so that we can collect more. For further details, please call me on 0773 476411.

This effort is coordinated with the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) (http://www.peaceinsrilanka.org/ ) who will make all logistic arrangements to deliver and hand over the goods directly to the IDP camps.

Thank you for your generosity and let this be a stepping stone to make a difference.

Best wishes,
Eshani.

Eshani Leanage de Silva
Mobile # 0094-773 476411
E mail eshanilds[at]yahoo.com

Aid to Vavuniya and Padaviya - ACTlanka

2009-04-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

Action & Care Trust is ready to make its second delivery. This time, we will be delivering supplies to both Vavuniya and Padaviya Hospitals.

List of supplies:

For kids:

Pedia Sure
Nan 1 & 2/LACTOGEN
Nutrigeon
Anchor 1+
Nebulisers
Pediatric Nebulising Masks
Domperidome Syrup/Suppositories
Volteron suppositories, for kids
Blood Pressure Monitors, for kids
Anti-biotics
Painkillers
Kids clothes

For Adults

Roll up mattresses
Bed pans
Adult Diapers
Macintoshes
Sterilised Gauze/Dressings
Housecoats/Sarongs
Local Applications (Fucidin, Soframycin etc)
Drugs (Anti-bios, Painkillers)
Ryhydration Salts (Jeevani)
IV Stands
High-energy Supplements

The ACT Trustees have decided that we remain in Phase 1, which will be an on-going commitment of emergency relief support to the hospitals that are receiving the injured. Therefore, the second delivery will be considered Phase 1: Part 2.

We have plans for Phase 2 (Rehabilitation) and Phase 3 (Sustainability). However, we expect to remain in Phase 1 until we are no longer needed.

We have a large consignment of medicine coming in (thanks once again to ACT Member Govinda Tidball). Therefore we will not be concentrating as heavily on purchasing anti-biotics and painkillers. We have decided instead, based on the high number of infants and children under 5, that our focus this time will be PEDIATRICS and associated supplies. We have learned (and seen) that malnutrition and respiratory infections are the primary concern in the pediatric wards. Therefore milk and high energy supplements is a priority. We will also purchase nebulisers for children.

The other patients also need our care. Our Chairman Professor Sheriffdeen travelled to Vavuniya and Padaviya on Saturday, at the request of the Ministry of Health. He confirms our own sentiments, that over-crowding is a major problem. Vavuniya Hospital (as of today) has capacity for 430, but has 1,200 warded patients and including families, over 3000 people reside at the Hospital. Padaviya Hospital currently has 1,500 patients, once again with a high number of babies.

We have wholesale pricing on all goods so please contact us if purchasing directly, we will give you our pricing. We hope to make the next delivery within 2 weeks, pending the arrival of our imported medicine.

We, the Trustees of ACT, would like to thank all of you who worked to make our first delivery possible. The same Teams will now manage the second delivery. We hope we can count on your continued support. Please contact us asap if you have any queries.

info[at]actlanka.org

Urgent Need for IDP - Rotaract Club of Colombo Uptown

2009-04-26T10:28:00.000-07:00

The Rtr Club of Colombo uptown is in the process of collecting the following items for the IDP in the north

* Wearable used/new cloths (Pls be sensitive to the state of the clothes. Towels and sheets are also welcome)
* Soap
* Cerelac Cereal for children
* Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)

Location: Please drop in your contribution to Aunty Sulo's Residence: 31/2,Hammers Avenue Colombo 6 (marine drive Rd)

The deadline for collecting you contributions will be Monday 27th April 2008(on 28th the vehicle will be leaving)

Please contact Sonjiev 071 3296356 for clarifications

Aid Collection Centre

2009-04-26T10:03:00.000-07:00

Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Centre - BMICH

Aid to Vanni - Collected by SL Embassies Worldwide

2009-04-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

Nearly 180,000 innocent civilians recently escaped from the LTTE captivity are now sheltered in temporary Welfare Centers set up in northern Sri Lanka. In view of the large numbers involved, supplying their essential needs such as food, clothing, medicine etc. requires a substantial amount of resources on daily basis.

As such, all Sri Lankan expatriates and well-wishers are kindly requested to join hands in this hour of need and extend their maximum cooperation in organizing donations to support the above civilians. We would appreciate very much, if your temple / kovil / church / mosque / association / organization could give maximum publicity to this request among the Sri Lankan Diaspora and other well-wishes in your area and coordinate their donations.

Donations could be in the form of either financial contributions or essential items. Financial contributions has to be made only through bank checks, written in the name of “Embassy of Sri Lanka” and mailed to the attention of; Accounts Department, Embassy of Sri Lanka, 2148, Wyoming Avenue N. W., Washington D.C. 20008. All donors are requested to write “ Relief Fund for Northern Civilians” in the memo line of their checks.

For the purpose of transparency, all financial donations will be recorded under a separate sub-account within the Embassy. The donors will be issued with official receipts in acknowledgment of their contributions. Further, a list of contributions will also be posted on the Embassy web site (www.slembassyusa.org) with the concurrence of the donors concerned. In order to facilitate this, please be good enough to include a brief note along with your bank checks, indicating your complete name, postal address and whether you have any objection to this Embassy posting your contribution details on its web site.

For those who wish to contribute essential goods such as foodstuff, clothing etc., a list of most suitable items for donations is attached hereto. In order to facilitate distribution among civilians, the donors are kindly requested to pack their items in corrugated boxes, measuring 2’ x 2’ x 2’ approx. The donors may contact the nearest Sri Lankan temple / kovil / church / mosque / association / organization, that are expected to function as collection centers.

All contributions will be channeled through the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo. Consignee address for your donation shipments will be posted on the Embassy website shortly.

With the objective of facilitating smooth coordination of donations, we have set up Special Task Forces at the Embassy of Sri Lanka - Washington D.C., Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the UN – New York and Sri Lanka Consulate General Office – Los Angeles. Contact details of these Task Forces are given below.

Embassy of Sri Lanka - Washington D.C.
Tel: 202 483 4025 / 6 Fax. 202 232 7181 E-mail: taskforcedc@slembassyusa.o

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Contact Persons:
Mr. Tissa Wijeratne / Deputy Chief of Mission
Tel: 202 234 9705 / Cell: 202 446 6845

Mr. P. Selvaraj / Minister (Admin.)
Tel: 202 667 9043 / Cell: 202 340 0032

Maj. Gen. Samantha Sooriyabandara / Defense Attaché
Tel: 202 483 5096 / Cell: 202 390 3034

Mr. Ali Zahir Moulana / Minister (Economic)
Tel: 202 355 1180 / Cell: 202 390 2949

Sri Lanka Mission to the UN - New York
Tel: 212 986 7040 41 Fax: 212 986 1838 E-mail : taskforceny@slmission.com

Contact Persons:
Mr. R. K. S. Suresh Chandra / Deputy Permanent Representative
Tel: 212 867 1243

Ms. Muditha Halliyadde / First Secretary
212 983 4402

Sri Lanka Consulate General – Los Angeles
Tel. 213 387 0210 / 11 Fax 213 387 0216 E-mail taskforcela@gmail.com

Contact Person:
Mr. Asoka Godawita / Consul (Commerce)
Tel: 213 387 0214

In case you need any further clarifications, please contact the nearest Task Force.

Thank you very much for your kind cooperation.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Washington D.C.

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LIST OF ITEMS MOST SUITABLE FORDONATIONS

Foodstuff:

Milk powder
Sugar
Canned food (beans / chickpeas / corn / seafood)
Instant Noodles
Biscuits

Clothing (No used Cloths Please):

For Men, Women and Children
Trousers / Shirts / T-shirts / Skirts / Blouses etc.
Underwear
Towels
Bed sheets

Toiletries:

Soap
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Shampoo
Razors
Disinfectants (Dettol)
Combs

Other:

Tents / Temporary shelters
Baby feeding bottles
Band-aid
Bandages
Candles
Slippers
Saucepans