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 25
th
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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SRI LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

VOLUME - 03 - ISSUE 02 / MARCH APRIL 2014
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 05
th
,
06
th
and the 19
th
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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SRI LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

VOLUME - 03 - ISSUE 02 / MARCH - APRIL 2014

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
Kandawalawat
hthe 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
10
th
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
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E-mail: colombobeo@redcross.lk
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Faithfully yours,
Tuan Rifkhan Arbee
Editor.










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