Saviya (Newsletter) - January/ February 2014 (Print Edition)

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTERVOLUME - 03 - ISSUE - 01

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2014

HIGHLIGHTS:

Message from the Assistant Director (Ministry ofEducation), Orientation and Capacity Buildingprogrammes

Dissemination Programmes. Kekulu circle activities and Relief Assistance.

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BRANCH PROFILE

04 Divisions with 19units

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 HumanitarianValues

BRANCH COMMITTEE ANDMANAGEMENT

Jagath AbeysingheHony. Chairman

Kithsiri RathnapriyaHony. Secretary

Kumari KothalawalaBranch ExecutiveOfficer

Editor: Tuan Rifkhan Arbee

Blood Donation Drive for the New Year

The branch organized its first blood donation programme for the year2014 on the 08thof January 2014 which was held in the branch premisesin Kottawa where 53 pints of blood were collected.

Honorary Committee Members, volunteers of the SLRCS ColomboBranch and other individuals were present to donate blood.

The main objectives of these programmes were to promote & supportthe establishment of effective blood donor programmes, eliminate thelevel of dependency and to support the government as an auxiliary.

ColomboBranchSLRCS ColomboSLRCS


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SRI LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

VOLUME - 03 - ISSUE 01 / JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2014

m pleased to say that the Ministry of Education has successfully implemented several school level

ctivities with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, Colombo Branch. The SLRCS Colombo branch is also the

nly Branch that has approved their annual school activity plan by the Ministry of Education.

would like to thank everyone in the SLRCS Colombo Branch for the tremendous humanitarian support and

ducational support rendered towards the vulnerable community.

S.A.D.H.S. Wickramasinghe

ssistant Director of Education

oCurricular Activities, Guidance

Counselling and Peace education

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e branch conducted an orientation programme regarding Way Forward Beyond Re Engineering (WF E) on the 09th of February 2014 at the branch premises. The programme was facilitated by the Mrs.mari Kothalawala the Branch Executive Officer of the SLRCS Colombo Branch where unit Chairmen andcretaries were educated on the activities that are to be conducted for the year 2014.

eanwhile a revised version of last year branch implemented system was distributed to the respective unitscreate better communication between units and the branch.

rientation Programme on WF BRE

Message from the Assistant Director of Education

On behalf of the Ministry of Education I extend a warm welcome to everyone

reading this newsletter. The year 2014 will be a year of continuing to

improvement, adaptation and the provision of quality educational services

to our students of Sri Lanka.

egional Workshop on the WF BRE process

he SLRCS Colombo Branch organized to conduct a regionalorkshop on the WF BRE process and its guidelines with theelp of the National Head Quarters for Rathnapura, kurunegala,ampaha and Kaluthara branches.

r. Bharatha Jonikku Hewa who is the Senior Vice President ofe SLRCS facilitated the workshop where he educated the

anches on conducting activities according to the guidelinesven to all branches.

any officials like Hony. Branch Chairmen, Secretaries, BEOs,outh Coordinators and volunteers were present for theogrammes.


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he SLRCS, Colombo branchs disseminationrogrammes aim to promote understanding of theed Cross and the Red Crescent movement,undamental principles, humanitarian values,

nternational Humanitarian Law (IHL) and themblem use among its activities. This is to ensurehat these ideals, are understood, respected andpplied throughout the Colombo District/ Sri Lankao as to promote ownership, acceptance andupport of SLRCS activities by stakeholders,artners and the community at large.

issemination programmes were conducted by theranch to various Junior Red Cross (JRC) circles inf the Colombo District during the Month ofanuary and February 2014 where a total number of05 students participated.

he branch also conducted dissemination exams tomake a final review of the dissemination topicsovered and to assess the knowledge of thetudents on the subject.

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issemination Programme

DisseminationProgrammes

Sri LankaYouth -

Homagama

19.01.2014

DharmasenaArtigala Balika

29.01.2014

D.S.Senanayake

College

21.01.2014

Sri Subuthi

Vidyalaya22.01.2014

HonantharaVocationalTrainingCenter

17.01.2014DisseminationProgrammes

PresidentsCollege

07.02.2014

SiriPiyarathanaVidyalaya

17.02.2014

Girls HighSchool

18.02.2014

Sri SubuthiVidyalaya

24.02.2014

MahindaRajapakseCollege

21.02.2014

Roya College

22.02.2014

Dissemination Programmes for the month of January 2014 Dissemination Programmes for the month of February 2014


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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 2178881Commercial Firat Aid: 00 94 011 2178880Ambulance Service: 00 94 011 5555505

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.redcross.lk/colombo

elief Assistance for Fire Victims

he Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, Colombo Branch assisted 26 families from the area of 101 Watta,hahampura with the support of the SLRCS Dhahampura Unit and the coordination of the District Disasteranagement Centre (DMC).

hese families who were victims of an accidental fire which took place Saturday the 08th

of February 2013ave now been placed at the Vidyawardena Vidyalaya in Kolonnawa.

saster Response volunteers from the Kolonnawa Division and other officials of the SLRCS were present ine area on the 10thof February 2014 where relief items consisting of 100 bed sheets, 100 bars of soap, 100

owels, 100 tooth brushes and 30 mosquito nets were distributed to the families as advised Mr. Jagathbeysinghe the Honorary Chairman of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society.

he Heraliyawala Kekulu Circle celebrated the Independence Day of Sri Lanka on the 15t

of February 2014Heraliyawala. A parade was organized where children were dressed up in the various cultural costumes

at represented Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.

any Officials from like Mr. Janith Wickramasinghe (Hony. Committee member), Mrs. Kumari KothalawalaEO) and Mr. Gayan Wasantha Rupasena (Ambulance Coordinator) were present for the programmes wheretotal number of 64 children participated in the programme to make it a success.

ekulu Circles Celebrate Independence

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