URGENT: Help Families Affected by the Sri Lanka Flood Disaster

Severe flooding and landslides across multiple regions of Sri Lanka have brought immense hardship to thousands of families. Torrential rains have destroyed homes, farmlands, schools and vital infrastructure. Landslides have damaged or destroyed hundreds of houses, with more than 300 lives lost and many more people missing. Roads, rail lines and essential services such as water, electricity and communication have also been badly affected. Many families are now displaced, living in temporary shelters and struggling to access clean water, food, medical care and other basic necessities.

At this critical time, your generosity can help provide immediate relief and support longer-term recovery for those who have lost so much.

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How Your Donation Will Help

The Mutual Assistance Society Sydney (MASS) is raising funds in stages to support ongoing disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka. Instalments will be sent to the Disaster Relief Fund at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, managed by the Sri Lankan Government, to ensure help reaches those most in need as quickly as possible.

Your support will go towards:

• Emergency food supplies for displaced families

• Clean drinking water and sanitation items to prevent disease

• Essential medicines and health support

• Temporary shelter, bedding and basic household items

• Rebuilding homes, schools and community facilities

• Support for children and vulnerable families who are most at risk

Every contribution – big or small – can restore hope and dignity to families whose lives have been shattered.

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About MASS

Mutual Assistance Society Sydney (MASS) is a volunteer-run, community charity based in Sydney, Australia. Founded in May 2005, MASS is registered in NSW and authorised by NSW Fair Trading to conduct fundraising activities. MASS is officially incorporated as a Public Benevolent Institution with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and has held Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status since 2017. All donations over AUD $2 are tax deductible in Australia.

Over the past 20 years, MASS has:

• Provided more than 10,000 pairs of spectacles free of charge to school children in Matara, Ampara, Puttalam and Monaragala districts

• Awarded over 1,000 scholarships to school and university students in Sri Lanka

• Helped facilitate over 1,000 cataract operations for disadvantaged older people

• Continued to support around 180 students in Monaragala district with ongoing scholarships

• Contributed over AUD $50,000 to hospitals and vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic 

MASS is equally committed to supporting the Australian community and has proudly partnered with NextSense (formerly the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children) and St Lucy’s School in Wahroonga since 2007 to help children with physical and intellectual disabilities. 

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Your Support Matters

At a time when communities in Sri Lanka are facing unimaginable loss, your compassion can help rebuild lives. By supporting this appeal, you are helping ensure affected families receive the care, comfort and essential support they urgently need.

Thank you for standing with the people of Sri Lanka during this difficult time.

— Mutual Assistance Society Sydney (MASS)