Rs 3 million worth items to Northern IDPs by Sri Lanka Don Bosco Salasians

Sri Lanka Don Bosco Salasians – a Catholic Order – carries a consignment of essential items to the North for the use of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) worth more than Rs 3 million.

Rev.Fr.Anthony H.Pinto, Provincial Superior, Don Bosco Salasians, Sri Lanka told the Asian Tribune that these contributions are collected by Don Bosco Salasian Fathers, Sisters and Brothers who work in several provinces in the country. He said that they are taking several truck loads of clothes and other essential items worth over Rs 3 million

Prior to leaving for Murunkan, Fr.Pinto said that Don Bosco Salasian Community serve Sri Lanka since 1957. He said that they pay special attention to the rehabilitation of youth from the North who happened to be victims of war, since the past decade. Read more ...