Recovery begins with safety, dignity and stability.
Canada’s contribution to the #CycloneDitwah response, through the Humanitarian Priorities Plan, supports food assistance, shelter & essential items for affected communities
@UNSriLanka is grateful for this partnership 🇨🇦🇱🇰
Through the year
We've stood together
In small ways and big ways...
Let's look with hope for another year knowing we are never alone and together we are strong.
Warm wishes for Christmas and New Year!
#Christmas#NewYear#Srilanka
That is why, we rolled out assistance in partnership with HOPE and Selyn foundation, to implement a project funded by @AusHPship through @dfat to support cyclone-affected households in these 2 areas by addressing urgent needs in food security, nutrition, WASH and livelihoods.
As Cyclone Ditwah impacted communities across Sri Lanka, we mobilised support in some of the hardest-hit areas. In Koralaipattu, families faced severe flooding and displacement and in Mutur houses were submerged, forcing evacuations.
In Walapane, our teams distributed household hygiene kits to 320 families in Suriyagahapathana, Ambaliyadda, Galkadapathana, and Mahauva. Helping them clean and restore their homes after Cyclone Ditwah.
#FloodUpdate#StaySafe#Srilanka
Several villages were forced to evacuate to safe centres in Welikanda. Our team is coordinating with government authorities to provide #hygienekits to the affected families. Here is an update from Muthugala #SafeCentre where 153 families are sheltered in a primary school.
In Thaddumunai, Batticaloa, reps from @AusHCSriLanka met women fisherfolk from women-headed households to those living with disabilities, all using local knowledge, traditional tools & innovative support to build climate-smart livelihoods.
#EMPOWER#WorldVision#SriLanka
Women in Vaharai are proving that aquaculture can be sustainable, inclusive & life-changing!
The EMPOWER project is helping women strengthen incomes, protect the environment & transform their communities.
#EMPOWER#WorldVision#SriLanka#Aquaculture#ClimateSmart
Kalpitiya has had ENOUGH!
Enough of wasted food.
Enough of malnutrition.
Enough of unchecked school meals & canteens.
With World Vision, over 1,700 children and adults took action together.
No child should go hungry, no meal should go to waste.
#EndChildHunger#ENOUGH
The children also painted inspiring murals on the walls, with crucial messages about climate change and protecting the environment.
With community support and the Divisional Secretariat of Kalpitiya, the library begins a new chapter of hope.
#WorldVision
Look at these children, trying to renovate a village library that belongs to them. 💚
For nearly a decade, the building had been falling apart, taken over by weeds and even animals. Now, with care and hard work, it has been brought back to life.
#Community#WorldVision
Humanitarian work isn’t just one day.
It’s every step, every journey, every person we meet along the way. 🌍
It’s listening to communities, standing with children, and walking the less-travelled paths together every single day. 💛
#WorldHumanitarianDay#WorldVision#LKA
They held sessions on how #plastic harms #farming, shared #ecofriendly tips, showed plastic-free alternatives in a mini exhibition, and led a cleanup walk through town! Local leaders, gov officers, and the Head of Policies all joined in. 2/2
#EndPlasticPollution#CleanSriLanka
#Plasticpollution is a serious threat to our health, farms, and climate. In Rideemaliyadda, women farmers and community groups supported by the #MihikathaLanka (මිහිකත ලංකා/பூமிப்பெண்) project stepped up — leading powerful activities to raise awareness and drive change. 1/2
We work with all faith groups to help children and families grow with love, purpose, and hope.
In Kurunegala, our partnership with the Anglican Diocese has empowered 719 children, 744 parents, and 229 teachers/leaders through values-based modules.
#WorldVisionLK#Lka
Did you know? Unregulated school canteens are one of the main contributors to unhealthy eating habits among children in Sri Lanka.
Read more: https://t.co/SQwlUzTaq7
Download the full report here: https://t.co/fMFnlqJpVp
#ENOUGH#WorldVision#Lka#EndChildHunger
Tackling climate change starts at the roots!
🌱 Through the Mihikatha Lanka Project, farmers in Monarathanna & Ruhunuketha are cutting plastic waste from farmlands — protecting soil, water & biodiversity.
#ClimateAction#MihikathaLanka#SriLanka#WorldVision
Over 500 children from 11 clubs in Kalpitiya came together for their first Cultural Talent Show - singing, dancing, drama and more! All led by the children, guided by amazing mentors. A beautiful reminder of unity, culture & creativity in action.
#WorldVision#LKA