Development and Peace is committing funds to emergency relief for the 170,000 Sri Lankan Tamils that have left the conflicted province of Vanni in Northern Sri Lanka to settle in Government-run camps.
Partner Caritas Sri Lanka has access to all the camps and is currently providing cooked meals for 10,000 newly-arrived families, basic medical services through 13 mobile clinics, school and play materials and trauma counseling.
"The information that we are receiving from Sri Lanka is quite worrisome", says Debbie Bucher, Asia Program Officer at Development and Peace. "Hundreds of thousands of people are completely stranded and have been traumatized by months of intense violence. Many have seen their family members killed and are sitting in the camps with no belongings and little hope."
Development and Peace has already sent $ 250,000 to Caritas Sri Lanka and will shortly be sending another $ 350,000. Read more ...
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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