The Monthly News Letter of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society - Colombo Branch (April 2013)

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTERVOLUME - 04 - ISSUE - 04

April 2013

HIGHLIGHTS: Blood Donation Programmes, Shramadana Campaigns and First Aid Services &

Training

Dissemination & Junior Red Cross Circles. Psycho Social Support Programmes, NCD and Nutrition Awareness. Collaborative Programmes and Feedbacks.

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BRANCH PROFILE

04 Divisions with 17 units Active Members 1101 Junior Members 944 Kekulu Members 359 Life Memberships 176 Volunteers 124

CORE AREAS

Health Disaster Management Organizational Development Promoting Humanitarian

Values

BRANCH COMMITTEE ANDMANAGEMENT

Jagath AbeysingheHony. Chairman

Kithsiri RathnapriyaHony. Secretary

Kumari KothalawalaBranch Executive Officer

Editor: Tuan Rifkhan Arbee

Branch Disaster Response Team (BDRT) Training.

BDRT is a specialized training given to volunteers by the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society toall SLRCS Branches so that in case of an emergency the BDRT team could respond todisasters in the district.

This training was organized by the Branch with the help of the National Head Quarters(NHQ) on the 28th of April 2013 to the 04 th of May 2013 at the Kithulgala Adventure BaseCamp.

This training was conducted by trained BDRT officials from the NHQ and the branch forvolunteers 35 volunteers in the Colombo Branch so that in case of a disaster the BDRTteam would be deployed and proper measures could be taken.

A simulation programme was also done in the Lahirugama area where the volunteerswere given a real life disaster situation for them to respond and deal with where thecommunity of Lahirugama gave the branch a great support in making the simulation asuccess.

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ood Donation Programmes

ood donation programmes were conducted on the 25 th of April 2013 and the 27th of April 2013 at the Sedawaththa andhirugama areas in the Kolonnawa and Hanwella Divisions. There were 41 pints of blood collected from the Sedawaththa area andpints of blood collected from the Lahirugama area.

e main objective of this programme is to encourage the existing donors to regularly donate blood, encourage new people tonate blood on a voluntary basis and promoting the protection of individual health.

hramadana and Tree Planting Campaigns

hramadana Programmes were organised in the area of Sangarama on the 07th of April 2013 following up with another shramadanad a tree planting campaign that was organized on the 27 th of April 2013 in the Vidyadana Vidyalaya in Kottawa.

here were 70 numbers of volunteers in the Lahirugama area, 138 numbers of volunteers in the Nawinna area, 25 numbers oflunteers in the Sangarama and Siyambalagoda area each contributing to clean the community environment.

he main objective of this campaign was to make sure that the community of the Heraliyawala area have dirt free area and alsocreasing the awareness of re cycling & re using solid material to create a greener future for the future generation.

rst Aid Trainings & Services

First Aid Trainings andservices

Artigala Balika Vidyalaya Mahinda Rajapakshe Vidyalaya People's BankDiulapitiya - New Year Festival:

Marathoncommemoration of the 43rd Earth

day walk,

st Aid trainings were conducted by the branch for schools in the Colombo District on the 01 st and 03rdof April 2013 for the JRCsmed in schools; a total number of 52 students were trained on First Aid where students were educated on basic First Aid in casea day to day emergency thus reducing the amount of risk in a school environment.

anwhile the branch also provided First Aid services on the 07th, 22nd and 28th of April 2013 at the Peoples Bank - Colombo,ualapitiya New year Marathon and during the commemoration of the 43 rd earth day walk.


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ssemination in Garments & Junior Red Cross Circles

DisseminationProgrammes

KolonnawaBalika

Vidyalaya29

Participants

K - Zone

(ShoppingComplex)

24 Participants

Nasna Inpex(GarmentFactory)

21 Participants

SOS Children's

Village33 Participants

uring dissemination programmes the history of the Red Cross, its seven fundamental principles, our humanitarian services alongth the Geneva conventions are mentioned and described in detail to the community to give a better understanding about the Redoss movement.

number of dissemination programmes were done for a total number of 62 students in Colombo district schools during thermation of the Junior Red Cross Circles (JRC). Dissemination exams were also done to make sure that the students have a properowledge on the Red Cross.

Numbers of Dissemination Programmes were done in the Private sector where a total number of 45 participants were present fore dissemination.


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sycho Social Support Programmes.

ress Management programmes were conducted on the 06th of April 2013 in the Heriliyawala area and 11 th of April 2013 in thehirugama area where a total number of 50 children participated.

ese programmes are mainly organized to reduce the stress levels and to support the development of the child during earlyildhood by discussing individual development areas.

on Communicable Diseases (NCD) and Nutrition Awareness Programmes.

wareness Programmes on the prevention NCD were organized by the Branch for the Waththegedara and Vivekarama areas in theaharagama division on the 06th and 07th of April 2013.This awareness programme was conducted in a different manner where ant Competition was held for the children in both these areas.

ere were 15 numbers of participants from the Waththegedara area and 25 numbers of participants from the Vivekarama area whoew pictures to show how NCD is caused.

e main objectives of this programme was to reduce the percentage of Alcohol, drugs and other things that are normally the mainuse of NCD from these drawings.

eanwhile a Nutrition Awareness Programme for mothers was organized on the 08 th of April 2013 in the Korathota area. 38egnant mothers were present in the Programme where these pregnant mothers were educated on how to increase the level of

utrition the babies and the mother before and after birth.


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ollaborative Programmes

llaborative Programmes were conducted on the 05 th of April 2013 and the 21st of April 2013 in the Heraliyawala area and thehirugama area.

e Lahirugama area conducted a programme with the Samurdhi Organization where a childrens club was established so that ituld support the government as an auxillary.

ssho kosei dhamma Foundation was present in the Heraliyawala area to provide in kind support for the community in that area.ey educated the community on various aspects such as family development, parental support, child psychology and various other

eas.

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Feedbacks

Dear Readers,lease be kind enough to send your feedback or comments [email protected] I would like to know what you all

eel about our humanitarian activities or any other comments regarding the improvement of the newsletter.hope each and everyone enjoys reading our monthly newsletter.

aithfully yours,uan Rifkhan Arbeeditor.

SRI-LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH

No - 132 A, High Level Road, Kottawa, Pannipitiya.Phone (General): 00 94 011 2178880

Fax (General): 00 94 011 2178881Ambulance Service: 00 94 011 5555505

E-mail: [email protected]: www.redcross.lk/colombo
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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SRI-LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH

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

Phone (General): 00 94 011 2178880Fax (General): 00 94 011 2178881

Ambulance Service: 00 94 011 5555505E-mail: [email protected]: www.redcross.lk/colombo

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The Monthly News Letter of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society - Colombo Branch (April 2013)