‘Sri Lanka’ posts
Mock drill and SMS Gearing Up Small Village in Sri Lanka for Monsoon Flood
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 Posted in Sri Lanka | No Comments »It was a cold and rainy day but the air was filled with urgency. People in bright fluorescent yellow safety vests were announcing an emergency with megaphones. A few minutes later, rows of women, children, and men started marching towards ...
Oxfam highlights women in a week-long celebration of the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam/Việt Nam | No Comments »The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is a day to celebrate how people and communities are reducing their risk to disasters and to raise awareness about the importance of disaster risk reduction (DRR). For 2012, the theme of IDDR ‘Women and Girls: The inVisible Force of ...
Launch of GROW, Oxfam’s global campaign on food justice, in Sri Lanka
Thursday, October 20th, 2011 Posted in Sri Lanka | No Comments »Date: 2011.10.18 “Securing sustainable livelihoods for small scale producers should be the major focus in ensuring the food security of Sri Lanka”; Oxfam, with its launch of the “Food Justice Campaign - GROW”, asks for a new food system which prioritizes ...
#GROW Week is here! 15-22 October
Monday, October 17th, 2011 Posted in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | No Comments »Around the world, in over 40 countries, thousands of people are participating in events to celebrate the joy and power of food.
A new road joins communities after 30 years
Friday, July 1st, 2011 Posted in Sri Lanka | No Comments »Oxfam's media officer in Sri Lanka, Janice Corera, recently travelled to Trincomalee District. She sends us this blog from there
A glimmer of hope-Oxfam supplements incomes of flood victims through cash-for-work
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 Posted in Sri Lanka | No Comments »Three months after the floods in Sri Lanka, Oxfam Communication Officer, Janice Corera, travels to Batticaloa to see how the flood-affected families are getting on
Notes from Ampara
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Posted in Sri Lanka | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_950" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Oxfam's flood impact assessment team in Ampara District"][/caption]
A tide of woe
Monday, January 24th, 2011 Posted in Sri Lanka | No Comments »When the rains began, Janaka Kumara was at home with his wife and four children. It was the fourth day since the ceaseless downpour and strong gale-force winds had started in Dalukana, in Manampitiya Divisional Secretary (DS) Division, in Polonaruwa ...
