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MONTHLY NEWSLETTERVOLUME - 03 - ISSUE - 03

MAY - JUNE 2014

HIGHLIGHTS:

Basic first aid for JRC and Youth members Dissemination programmes & Other Red Cross Activities Assistance for flood victims & Restoring Family Links

programmes

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BRANCH PROFILE

05 Divisions with 13units

Active Members 643 Junior Members 1015 Kekulu Members232 Life Memberships 180 Service Delivery

Volunteers 417

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

Maldivian delegation visits branch.

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) Colombo Branch warmlywelcomed the Honorary President Mr. Abdullah Ali and the HonorarySecretary General Mr. Abdul Razak Ibrahim to the branch during theirvisit to Sri Lanka on the 10thof June 2014.

Discussions and presentations were conducted by the Branch ExecutiveOfficer (BEO) and the management staff on our Way Forward Beyond Re engineering (WF BRE) process and th current Income GenerationProjects (IGP) of the branch.

Both Mr. Abdullah Ali and Mr. Abdul Razak Ibrahim particularly showedinterest on the IGPs conducted by the branch for self-sustainability.

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SRI LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

VOLUME - 03 - ISSUE 03 / MAY - JUNE 2014

asic first aid training for Junior and Youthmember

rst aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been

jured or has been suddenly ill. It includes both self-help and homeare if medical assistance is not available or delayed. First aid

nowledge not only means the difference between life and death,

ut also helps to determine the importance of first aid treatment

uring an emergency situation.

rst aid knowledge and skills promote safety awareness at home,

ork and on the streets, through studying first aid a person should

e prepared to assist others during emergency situations.

he SLRCS Colombo Branch conducted first aid trainings for Juniored Cross (JRC) and Youth members on the 27th, 28th and 29th of

une 2014 at the branch premises in Kottawa.

he 47 students were educated on Incident Management, Casualty

anagement, Cardio Pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Recovery

ositions, Hypoxia and other important s that will be valuable in day

o day life theories by 5 of our best instructors. Practical sessions

ere also conducted for these students so that they would have a

etter understanding in First Aid.

he main objective of this training session was to educate these JRC

nd Youth members in proper handling of emergency situations in

ay to day life.

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he SLRCS, Colombo branchs dissemination programmes aimto promote understanding of the Red Crossnd the Red Crescent movement, fundamental principles, humanitarian values, International Humanitarianaw (IHL) and the emblem use among its activities. This is to ensure that these ideals, are understood,espected and applied throughout the Colombo District/ Sri Lanka so as to promote ownership, acceptancend support of SLRCS activities by stakeholders, partners and the community at large.

issemination programmes were conducted by the branch to various, Red Cross Units of the Colomboistrict during the Month of May 2014 as shown in the diagram above and also conducted disseminationrogrammes for the students who pariticpated on the Basic First Aid training programme, the teachers andhe students of the Vocational Training Centre and for the Junior Red Cross (JRC) circles in the monthune 2014 where a total number of 437 students participated.

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

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issemination programmes

DisseminationProgrammes

WiwekaramaRed Cross Unit

11.05.2014

Artigala RedCross Unit

18.05.2014

Korothota RedCross Unit

19.05.2014

Lunawa RedCross Unit

26.05.2014

Kolonnawa RedCross Unit

23.05.2014

Kandawalawaththe Red Cross

Unit

DisseminationProgrammes

Basic First AidTraining

Programme

27.06.2014

28.06.2014

30.06.2014

SiriPiyarathana -

Padukka(Prefects

Guild)

20.06.2014

VocationalTraining Center

16.06.2014

VocationalTraining Center(Teachers)

23.06.2014

Moratuwa MahaVidyalaya

18.06.2014

AmbalangodaSiripathiVidyalaya

20.06.2014

Dissemination Programmes for the month of March 2014 Dissemination Programmes for the month of April 2014

ther Red Cross activities.

he SLRCS Ambalangoda Unit conducted a religious programme (Pinkama) at the Ambalangoda Sridharmaramaya temple on the 11th of May 2014. There were 200 plus participants present for thisogramme. The Unit also conducted another religious programme (Dhamma preaching) on the 01stof June14 where a total number of 120 participants were present.

eanwhile the SLRCS Heraliyawala, Kolonnawa and Ambalangoda Unit conducted their monthly uniteetings on the 28thand the 30thof June 2014. A total number of 86 participants were present for theeeting.

he main objectives of these meetings were to discuss the monthly activities conducted by the relevantits and to organize activities that are to be conducted for the coming months.

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

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.srilanka-redcross-colombo.org

istribution of NFRI for flood affected victims

he SLRCS Colombo Branch distributed Non Food Relief Item (NFRI) packs which had towels, toothbrushes,ap, shampoo, sarongs and other essential items to 55 Nos. of displaced people in Artigala on the 20 thof

une 2014 due to the floods caused by the heavy monsoonal rain fall during the month of June 2014.

he NFRI packs were distributed at the Artigala Temple where the BEO and other officials of the SLRCSolombo Branch were present.

estoring Family Links programmes

very year a huge amount of people are separated by disasters, migration andonflicts resulting in people to lose contact with their loved ones not knowinghether they are safe. This programme helps restore family connections through theed Cross Network

he Branch conducted a Restoring family links programme on the 25thof May 2014nd June in area of Heraliyawala where 13 Number of participants were present.

eanwhile 2 more programmes were conducted on the 08 th and the 15th of June014 in the areas of Wivekarama and Ambalangoda. There were a total number of02 participants who were present in the programme.

ekulu programmes

he SLRCS Heraliyawala Unit organized an art competition on the 14 thof July 2014t the Heraliyawala Community Centre to commemorate the World Blood Donor Day.here were a total number of 32 participants present for the competition.

he BEO and other officials of the SLRCS Colombo Branch were present to give awayfts and tokens of appreciation to the participants.

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