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Colombo Office Flood Relief

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As many of you know, a large part of the Netstarter and Salmat family is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Currently, Colombo and many other suburbs have been affected from flash floods and landslides which has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes and killed a few as well. Currently there are many rescue operations ongoing around the country.

In addition, about 20,000 people have been evacuated from flood hit areas in Colombo itself and all these people are gathered at public places like temples, churches etc.

These people are struggling with kids without food, clothes and sanitary facilities. As the weather is not yet very stable - these people may have to stay at these public places for a few more days.

If we are able to generate contributions to this cause - our plan is to buy things like:

• dry rations
• mineral water bottles
• new garments
• sanitary items for women
• bed sheets
• first aid items
• etc.

There are a few flood relief goods collection centres around where the SL team can go and hand over the goods.


For the past few days we were helping the victims with food (dry rations) and sanitary items as the first step. It will continue for another week or so.

The second step will be helping them with medical camps so we are going to donate medicine when the requirement comes. This will be starting next week onwards.

Resettling is still not happening in most of the areas affected since there are more risks of landslides or the houses are not in a fit condition to live in.
So as the third step we are planning to provide household items after the houses have been cleaned.

Relief organizations will be setting up rehabilitation camps to help kids to focus on education and to take away the mind about their losses. We are checking with such relief organizations how we can contribute


The Sri Lankan Netstarter office is already gathering contributions internally, so if the Sydney Salmat office would also like to do contribute please click on the Donate Now button and share it with friends and family.


Following are a few photographs of the items we have donated so far.













Organizer

Hamish Stead
Organizer
Waverton NSW

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