DanChurchAid
Sri Lanka
Three years ago, Susantha Jayalath survived the tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean and devastated the coast of Sri Lanka. He lost his fishing boat and nets, but within weeks he sold his wife’s jewelry to make the down payment on a new boat. Then a war got in the way of earning a living, and life for Jayalath remains stalled long after the waves receded.
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In Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts in Sri Lanka, DanChurchAid has been working on a project to improve the living conditions for the most vulnerable and war affected persons. The European Commission Humanitarian Department (ECHO) has provided a grant to DanChurchAid who has been responsible for the implementation of the project in partnership with a local NGO OfERR Ceylon. DCA contributed with a minor grant.
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Contact information: DanChurchAid's regional office in Sri Lanka. Contact information: Asia desk at DanChurchAid headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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A multiplication effect is one way that Linda Tiongco, who is working for the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International in Sri Lanka, describes the progress that has been made in the recovery from the December 26, 2004, tsunami.
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Since the tsunami hit Sri Lanka and destroyed the livelihood of thousands of people and killed several thousands, DanChurchAid has been working through local partners to provide emergency assistance and to assist the affected population in recovering and rebuilding their lives. The work is challenging as Sri Lanka is also very much affected by the ongoing conflict between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE).
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With the break down of the peace talks between LTTE and the Government of Sri Lanka, many internally displaced persons (IDPs) have little hope of returning to their home villages. A lot of IDP camps are cut off from access to humanitarian aid as Sri Lanka conflict escalates. Mrs. Kosala, an IDP in Northern Batticaloa, tells her story.
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Sri Lanka is in a state of chock after unidentified men killed the Tamil National Alliance Parlementarian Mr. Nadarajah Raviraj on Friday 10th of November. A number of civil society organisations have issued a concerned statement on the deterioating human rights situation. DanChurchAid supports the statement 100 %.
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In Batticaloa district in Sri Lanka, DanChurchAid is currently working on a project to improve the living conditions for the most vulnerable tsunami and war affected persons.
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DanChurchAid and seven other ACT members in Sri Lanka call for free access of aid agencies to provide humanitarian assistance.
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Seventeen local employees of a French charity have been found shot dead in the strife-torn town of Muttur in eastern Sri Lanka. Together with other humanitarian NGOs in Sri Lanka, DanChurchAid urgently request that an independent investigation of the murders is conducted as soon as possible.
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The international evaluation of the 2004 Asian tsunami response, published Friday 14 July 2006, emphasised that local people extended the most important relief to the tsunami victims. DanChurchAid agrees.
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DanChurchAid has been working with partners in Sri Lanka since the 1980s, supporting in particular assistance to people displaced by the civil war in Sri Lanka. The overall framework for DanChurchAid's work in Sri Lanka includes assistance for internally displaced persons, relief and rehabilitation and gender equality.
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DanChurchAid activities in Sri Lanka is implemented through local partnerships and networks with like-minded organisations, ecumenical and secular, based on a shared vision of common goals.
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DanChurchAid activities in Sri Lanka are implemented through local partnerships with like-minded organisations, ecumenical and secular, based on a shared vision of common goals.
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India and Sri Lanka have received the majority of the relief aid provided by DanChurchAid. DanChurchAid received DKK 74 million (approx. USD 12 million) in connection with the tsunami.
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DanChurchAid received DKK 74 million (approx. USD 12 million) in connection with the tsunami. In Denmark, hundreds of persons volunteered to help collect money for the victims of the tsunami.
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During the reconstruction phase of the tsunami catastrophe in Sri Lanka, DanChurchAid has focussed on building temporary shelters and helping people regaining income and thus returning to a normal, everyday life as far as possible.
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