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Plan Sri
Lanka commits Rs. 1 billion for tsunami relief |
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Plan
Sri Lanka announced an increase in its country allocation
commitment, responding to the demands of disaster stricken
Sri Lanka and the rural communities. Initially Rs. 1 billion
(approx. US $ 10 million) has been allocated for tsunami
relief work.
Plan will use these funds to help the worst affected people
to rebuild their lives by supporting them with resources to
reconstruct their homes, recommence their livelihoods, and
ensure they have access and resources for education and
water and sanitation needs.
Much of the work will be in the Hambantota district, where
Plan has had a development program since 1996.
Over 4,500 people are reported to have died in the district.
Plan Sri Lanka has already spent US $ 612,000 (approx. Rs.
60.0 million) since December 26 for immediate disaster
response, and to start recovery and reconstruction.
This has gone to the purchase of essential medicine and
vaccines and supply of water tanks for camps, generators,
dewatering pumps, school supplies and activity books, grants
for writing off loans and new loans, funds for bowser
rentals, funds to construct latrines in the camps, and food
supply to health workers working round the clock.
School kits, including exercise books, pencils, maths sets
and crayons for 20,000 children have already been given, and
school uniforms for up to 10,000 children and 100,000
booklets for children on health, hygiene and other issues
will be distributed.
Plan will continue its support of the National Child
Protection Authority (NPA), and will work to address the
issue of psychosocial trauma. |
           
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