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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Monday, June 15, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
New Wiki at Savevanni.org and updates on Twitter
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.
Updates on the humanitarian situation and aid-needs are also updated on our twitter. Please follow us there.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
UNHCR calls for Donations to help Sri Lanka
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.
Donations can be made through the UNHCR website.
Save Lanka to Assist IDPs in Vanni (Colombo)
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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