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Disaster
Management and Rehabilitation Unit
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This Unit actively takes part
in saving lives and providing relief during natural disaster
and emergencies. The unit was formed to address the
situations arising from floods, land slides during the past
years and the Asian Tsunami that brought untold hardships to
the people in the areas we are conducting volunteer and
social services. We were able to carry out wide-ranging
relief duties during the post tsunami re-building process in
collaboration with the national and international donor
agencies. As a result of these services we were invited to
represent Sri Lanka at the ‘International Visitor Leadership
Programme (IVLP* - 2008 June – July) organized by the US
Embassy in Sri Lanka. The Unit has members experienced in
both national and international disaster management and
relief duties.
Rapid relief action
Needs assessments
Compilation and providing of
information and data for building 1500 new houses, repairing
and restoring 2500 houses, roads and access wary, repairing
and re-building damaged bridges, culverts and swimming pools
and providing assistance for 5000 self employment at
Seenigama area affected by the tsunami under the Tsunami
Rebuilding project
Coordinating services - USAID-OTI
1. Construction of Kathaluwa
Library under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
2. Construction of Balapitiya
Library under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
3. Construction of Ambalangoda
Library under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
4. Construction of Matara
Library under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
5. Construction of Hambantota
Library under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
6. Construction of Hambantota
Town council Library under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
7. Additional Construction jobs
of Matara Fair under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
8. Rehabilitation of Weligama
‘Reading Hall’ Under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
9. Rehabilitation of Kirinda
Community Hall under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
10. Rehabilitation of Kirinda
Community Access Road under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
11. Rehabilitation of Kirinda
Fisheries Harbour under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
12. Post Construction review of
Matara Community Hall under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
13. Rehabilitation of
facilities at the Tissamaharamaya under the Tsunami
Rebuilding Project
14. Construction of Beach
Garden at Ambalangoda under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
15. Construction of 12
Community Wells at Balapitiya under the Tsunami Rebuilding
Project
16. Implementation of Community
hygienic facilities at Ambalangoda under the Tsunami
Rebuilding Project
17. Facilitating Markets for
Self-Employed under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
18. Developing of common
facilities at Galle under the Tsunami Rebuilding Project
Providing shelters/Houses
1. Constriction and donation of
11 new houses for the tsunami displaced – The
PRASAD
2. Constriction and donation of
10 new houses for the tsunami displaced - UAPL
3. Constriction and donation of
15 new houses for the tsunami displaced – YsMens
International
4. Constriction and donation of
17 new houses for the tsunami displaced –
Children Action
Food
Sourcing and providing food and
medicine for tsunami displaced in Matara, Pitabaddara and
Deniyaya – 2001
Sourcing and providing food and
medicine for flood displaced in Matara, Pitabaddara and
Deniyaya – 2001
Voluntary relief service acting
upon all emergencies
Infrastructure development
Constructing and maintaining an
all-inclusive pre-school for the tsunami displaced at the
Charlie Mount Estate, Weligama under the tsunami displaced
re-settlement project - UAPL
Construction of a complete
beach park – Koggala Beach Park – under the tsunami affected
areas re-building project – USAID-OTI
Constructing and donating
community hall and maternity clinic under the rehabilitation
of tsunami affected areas – YsMens International
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