Saviya Newsletter - March April 2014

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER VOLUME - 03 - ISSUE - 02

MARCH - APRIL 2014

HIGHLIGHTS:

First Aid and Road Safety Awareness programmes.

Dissemination programmes.

Red Cross Pre School Avurudu celebrations.

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BRANCH PROFILE

04 Divisions with 19

units

Active Members 11,908

Junior Members 1015

Kekulu Members 407

Life Memberships 180

Service Delivery Volunteers 792

CORE AREAS

Health

Disaster Management

Organizational Development

Promoting Humanitarian Values

BRANCH COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT

Jagath Abeysinghe Hony. Chairman

Kithsiri Rathnapriya Hony. Secretary

Kumari Kothalawala Branch Executive Officer

Editor: Tuan Rifkhan Arbee

Assistance for pregnant community.

The Ambalangoda Unit of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) along with the Medical officer of Health Office (MOH) and the Ambalangoda Womens Association distributed provisions and conducted a nutrition programme for the pregnant community in the area on the 25th of April 2014 in the Ambalangoda Temple. A total number of 35 expecting mothers were present for the programmes, where the main objective was to educate them on proper nutrition methods during pregnancy and to provide them with an initial support of provisions.

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First Aid and Road Safety Awareness programmes

There are at least 10,000 number of active three wheel drivers in the

Colombo District who are normally the first people helping and

transporting victims to hospitals and medical facilities and most of the

time the situation is worsen due to the lack of knowledge on First Aid

so therefore the SLRCS Colombo Branch and the Colombo City Traffic

Police department of the Sri Lanka Police conducted the second phase

of the First Aid and Road Safety Awareness programme on the 05th,

06th and the 19th of April 2014.

A total number of 300 three wheel drivers participated from areas of

Maligawaththe, Grand pass and Fort where they were educated on

airway management, recovery methods, wounds & bleeding, fracture

management, burns and patient transportation as many deaths have

been attributed due to the lack of knowledge in administering first

aid , during the first 60 minutes since an accident. On completion of

the programme the participants were given a certificate and a sticker

to be pasted on the three wheels.

As the SLRCS is increasingly concerned about the rapid escalation of

the road safety crisis in the Colombo District urgent action was

needed to reduce the rising mortality rate in Sri Lanka and

accordingly SLRCS has also identified the importance of ensuring the

government efforts by being an auxiliary in addressing this crisis.

President of the SLRCS Mr. Jagath Abeysinghe, Branch Executive

Officer of the Colombo Branch Mrs. Kumari Kothalalawala, National

First Aid Consultant Mr. Upali Amarasekara, Sub inspector of Police

Mr. S. kaviraj and several other officials were present at the event.

Meanwhile the SLRCS Colombo Branch plans to expand this project

into various parts of the island in the future.

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The SLRCS, Colombo branchs dissemination programmes aim to promote understanding of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent movement, fundamental principles, humanitarian values, International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the emblem use among its activities. This is to ensure that these ideals, are understood, respected and applied throughout the Colombo District/ Sri Lanka so as to promote ownership, acceptance and support of SLRCS activities by stakeholders, partners and the community at large. Dissemination programmes were conducted by the branch to various Junior Red Cross (JRC) circles, Red Cross Units of the Colombo District during the Month of March and April 2014 where a total number of 505 students participated.

The branch also conducted external dissemination programmes to various external organizations and clubs in order to promote the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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Dissemination Programmes

Dissemination Programmes

Dharmaraja maha

Vidyalaya - Piliyandala

12.03.2014

Presidents College - Rajagiriya

11.03.2014

Kolonnawa Balika

Vidyalaya - Kolonnawa

17.03.2014

Wijewardena Vidyalaya -

Kahathuduwa

18.03.2014

Moratuwa Maha Vidyalaya

- Moratuwa

20.03.2014

First aid & Road Safety Awarness

programme

23.03.2014

Dissemination Programmes

Kandawalawaththe Red Cross

Unit

05.04.2014

Korathota Red Cross Unit

06.04.2014

Lunawa Red Cross Unit

07.04.2014

Magamana Red Cross Unit

24.02.2014

Young Buddhist Association -

Moratuwa

21.02.2014

Young Zoologist

Association

19.04.2014

Kaduwela Dalada Sunday

School

20.04.2014

Dissemination Programmes for the month of March 2014

Dissemination Programmes for the month of April 2014

Red Cross Pre School Avurudu Celebrations

The Sinhala and the Tamil New Year also known as the Aluth Avurudda is celebrated throughout Sri Lanka and the world which falls in the month of April where communities are dressed in colorful New Year costumes. The SLRCS Colombo branch Pre School celebrated the New year on the 10th of April 2014 where many children in the school participated in various traditional games.

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SRI-LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH

No - 132 A, High Level Road, Kottawa, Pannipitiya.

Phone (General): 00 94 011 2178859 Fax (General): 00 94 011 2178881

Commercial First Aid: 00 94 011 2178880 Ambulance Service: 00 94 011 5555505

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.srilanka-redcross-colombo.org

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