Agency
Activities
(December 2004 - February 2005)
AGENCY |
ASSISTANCE |
REMARKS |
LAST UPDATE |
| CHA |
Medicine, Funds |
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29/12/2004 |
| Killinochchi-Council of Non-governmental org- (Mixture of
food item/ clothes/ suit cases/ school childrens item to name
a few) |
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27/01/2005 |
| Books/ HH item for 1000 families |
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29/01/2005 |
| Medicine and cash (100,000) on the 29/12/2004
Various items were provided for 10 families on 22/01/2005
Books/HH items to 100 families on the 29/01/2005
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03/02/2005 |
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| FORUT |
Truck sent to Vavuniya to purchase food
and relief items |
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31/12/2004 |
6 lorry loads of essential
items sent to Mullaitivu & Kilinochchi divisions (food,
non food items, clothes, bedding, toiletries, medical items
for women, men & children)
Water pumps have been air lifted
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Vanni |
03/01/2005 |
Clothing, stationary,
NFRI for 1000 infants, and children-30/12/2004
755 infant packages containing feeding bottles, flask, water
and panadol syrup -02/01/2005
500x 5 lt water bottles-31/12/2004
children’s clothes (152 packs), cereal, biscuits, toiletries,
infant clothes -03/01/2005
Linen, clothes, family filters -05/01/2005
Blood stoppers, poster rolls, water purification sets, FORUT
caps, FORUT bags, Play kits -23/01/2005
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10/03/2005 |
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| CARE Inalternation |
Handed over baby sets, shampoo, & ladies
ware to welfare centres. |
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03/01/2005 |
| 10th Jan - NFRI packs
were distributed to 470 families in the Jaffna-Uduththurai
School welfare camp (Uduththurai, Marunthankerny DS). The
packs consisted of 1 bed sheet, 1 towel, 1 sarong, 1 shirt,
pair of men's underwear, 1 sari, pair of women's underwear,
1 cup, 1 table knife, spoons (small, medium,large), 1 basin,
1 GI bucket, 1 mosquito coil box, 1 poly sack, 1 travelling
bag
11th Jan - 2 welfare camps in the Maruthankenry DS (total
families 530) division were issued NFR items. At the Maruthankerny
GTM School/Jaffna (Marunthankerny) 395 families received as
above (10th distr). At Vathirayan/Jaffna welfare camp (Vathirayan)
135 families received the same NFRI pack.
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19/01/2005 |
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| ZOA Refugee Care |
Clothes, cooking utensils, mats, bed sheets,
underwear |
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31/12/2004 |
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| SEDEC |
Cooked meals, mobile medical doctors with
the help of sisters
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Vanni |
31/12/2004 |
| Blankets-300,Medicine-24,Clothes-455,Sarong-300,Wonder
light Soap-3000 |
Vanni |
27/01/2005 |
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| Save the Children of SL |
1st phase -Dry Rations, Panadol
2nd phase – Generators Shelter material
3rd phase –Expecting 30 tonnes relief items from UK
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Vanni |
31/12/2004 |
| Have despatched 600 tons of immediate relief
items to various districts – portion of which has gone
to Vanni for 6000 persons |
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01/01/2005 |
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| CIDA - PSU |
Delivering food and medical supplies in
small amounts by WUSC |
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01/01/2005 |
| Distributed 1000 pairs gloves, 500 masks,
2000 pairs slippers, for children, printed 1000 health posters
for health dept., (Rs. 300,000/-), 5 watre pumps delivered to
aid in clearing polluted drinking water. |
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05/01/2005 |
| 3,000 duffle bags for IDPs to store NFRI
items. |
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10/01/2005 |
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| JCCP |
Transport of discharged patients from Vavuniya to Killinochchi/Mullaitivu;
transport of goods from Killinochchi to Tsunami-affected areas
in Mullaittivu
Request from TRO;
provided 1 truck, 3 ambulances, 5 JCCP staff |
Paranthan |
01/01/2005 |
| Transport of patients
(3 ambulances, 4 national staff) ; Under the coordination
of SlRC and TRO, transported 12 discharged patients from Vavuniya
to hospitals in Puthukkudiyiruppu and Mulliyawalai; Transport
of volunteers (1 truck, 1 national staff) Transported volunteers
to 30 different IDP camps within Mullaitivu Districts. |
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07/01/2005 |
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| UNICEF |
Two water bowsers to be dispatched to Kilinochchi/
Mullaitivu |
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05/01/2005 |
| Construction of women’s private bathing
areas in all camps in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi is due to start
tomorrow |
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06/01/2005 |
| EDUCATION
• ‘School-in-a-Box’ kits have been distributed
to the most severely affected areas of the country. Each kit
has educational supplies for more than 80 students and 2 teachers
and contains such items as exercise books, pens, crayons,
blackboards, chalk, scissors, tape and school bags. 500 ‘School-in-a-Box’
kits have been distributed to the severely hit areas of Batticaloa,
Ampara, Trincomalee, Mullaitivu, Jaffna, Hambantota, Galle,
Kalutara and Gampaha, providing school supplies to 40,000
children. 3,000 more ‘School-in-a-Box’ kits will
be arriving at the end of the week and will be distributed
on a priority basis, providing supplies for a total of 240,000
children and 6,000 teachers.
• Over 100 schools damaged by the tsunami are being
cleaned and refurbished so that they can open before the end
of January. Rubble is being cleared, minor repairs and white-washing
is being carried out, and latrines and water points are being
established.
• UNICEF and GTZ are working together to provide urgently
needed psychosocial support to children through teachers trained
as counsellors
• Desks and chairs for students of different age groups,
and teachers, are being ordered and made in Colombo and elsewhere
throughout the country. This will boost local employment and
ensure that schools have furniture as soon as possible.
• Uniform fabric has been ordered, cutting arranged
in Colombo, and stitching is being carried out locally so
as to reach children quickly, meet local needs, and contribute
to local employment efforts.
• The construction of temporary schools using locally
sourced materials and voluntary labour is also underway.
HEALTH & NUTRITION
• Within 72 hours emergency health kits containing essential
drugs and equipment capable of servicing up to 150,000 people
for three months were provided to all affected areas.
• UNICEF immediately produced and distributed 200,000
leaflets in both Tamil and Sinhalese with health messages
to mitigate the spread of communicable disease, accident prevention
and safe hygiene practices
• An initial batch of water purification tablets, oral
re-hydration salts and intravenous fluids were distributed
to affected families to help prevent disease outbreaks in
camps.
• 200,000 leaflets have been developed for the protection
and promotion of breastfeeding.
• A nutrition survey has been developed and will be
conducted in affected areas from the beginning of next week
to understand the nutritional status of women and children
and track subsequent changes and the effect of interventions.
• In order to improve referral of emergency cases and
to provide outreach services, 19 double cabs and 7 ambulances
have been ordered for the Ministry of Health.
• Restoration of the Cold Chain through provision of
vaccine carriers, cold boxes, refrigerators and deep freezers
as well as 5 vaccine transport vans and 3 drug/vaccine transport
lorries.
WATER & SANITATION
UNICEF staff were immediately seconded to the water and sanitation
desk at the government’s Centre for National Operations
(CNO) to provide technical assistance for the government’s
response to the crisis. UNICEF is also the lead agency for
coordinating the UN’s water and sanitation response
to the tsunami disaster. Key activities include supporting
the construction of latrines in camps, schools and communities;
providing hand washing facilities and hygiene education, and
constructing bathing facilities in camps.
CHILD PROTECTION & PSYCHOSOCIAL
CARE
The Government of Sri Lanka, UNICEF, Save the Children in
Sri Lanka (SCiSL) and the ILO are working together closely
to ensure that these children remain in safe environments,
protected from violence, exploitation and abuse.
As one of the lead agencies for child protection and psychosocial
care, UNICEF is supporting a national coalition to trace &
care for unaccompanied and separated children; training psychosocial
workers in 10 of the 12 affected districts and is procuring
and distributing recreation kits for temporary camps so that
children can regain a glimmer of normalcy. |
16/01/2005 |
| School cleaning in Mullaitivu
& Killinochchi. |
16/01/2005 |
| A bathing
area was completed at Ward 9 Uduthurai Transit Camp. Bathing
areas have also been startd at Valtariya GS Division, Arasady
and Varivadden. Ground water tanks have been completed in
Sundibullam and Kalaru where some 90 families are expected
to be housed in tents. |
03/02/2005 |
| Members of the Mine Action Team
have demined all transit centre sites. |
10/02/2005 |
| School
supplies have been distributed in 20 schools.
Construction of temporary school shelters is ongoing. UNICEF
has also provided 145 tarpaulins and jungle poles for 8 schools
– consisting of 40 temporary classrooms – where
displaced families continue to occupy school buildings.
Three water tanks, buckets and plastic cups have been distributed
to temporary schools.
UNICEF reports that 2,250 students from 14 schools have received
school uniforms
A meeting of the Prevention of Child Abuse committee was held
and UNICEF will follow up with posters on child abuse.
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24/02/2005 |
Transit camp bathrooms are 90%
complete
Distribution of family kits – 750 kits were distributed,
40 in stores for distribution
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03/03/2005 |
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| TRO |
• Medical Items Supplied = over 30,000 items ie; medical
dressing, dettol, antiseptic lotions, injections ,forceps, glucose,
infusion nets
• Non Medical Items Supplied:
Food – Rice, Dhal, Tin Fish, Salt, Tumeric, Oil, Vegetables(potatoes,
onions, pumpkin), Horlicks, Chick peas, Soyameat, Sugar ,Chilli
powder ,Milk Powder ,Lactogen, Green Gram, Flour, Kaupi, Gripe
water
Cooking Utensils – Plates, Cups, Flaks, Water storage
units, Pot & pans, Fuel, Kettles
Sanitation – Cleaning liquid, Rubber gloves, Towels, Soap,
Chlorine
Shelter – Tents, Sleeping mats,
Clothing - Women’s, Men’s, Children’s, undergarments,
slippers
Water needs – Drinking water, water purification tablets,
water tanks, water pumps. |
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| SL Red Cross Society |
10 First Aid Volunteers on field; 18 CHWS on the field; 74
volunteers on field; 9870 beneficiaries of MHT &First Aid
Services |
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06/01/2005 |
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| WUSC |
| Relief committed |
Rs. 7,000,000.00 of Direct Aid. Additional
support for delivery of Sri Lankan and external relief
aid |
| Human resources committed |
Majority of WUSC staff & vehicles & office infrastructure
were made available as needed. |
| Needs assessment underway & completed |
In coordination with other agencies, GAs partner organizations
and WUSC vocational trainees in each District. Gender
staff and partners assessing priority areas for intervention. |
| Other activities |
Logistical support to Oxfam relief effort including
vehicles and drivers (in Batticaloa and Matara) as well
as the use of the Matara sub-office as a base.
Mobilizing WUSC VT trainees to support cleaning of wells
and gearing up for reconstruction efforts.
Also coordinating receipt and distribution of relief shipments
collected by various private organizations and from various
communities, which were not affected by the tsunami.
Limited logistical support to FORUT in Batti.
WUSC Ottawa fundraising to support long-term rehabilitation
efforts. |
| Planned activities |
Staying in touch with District relief committees under
GAs. Trying to meet immediate and mid-term needs through
provision of materials e.g. pumps, school kits, household
cooking utensils etc.
WUSC will build tsunami rehabilitation into its annual
planning for all three major projects. Ongoing support
for immediate needs to be met as required where funding
levels allow. |
| Other issues arising |
Ongoing assessment in general and of WUSC vocational
training partners, instructors, trainees and families.
Looking at adapting rehabilitation programs already ongoing
to support reconstruction efforts. |
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| Provided soap &
sanitary items. Purchased and distributed 1,000 pairs of gloves,
500 masks, 2,000 slippers for children and printed 2,000 health
posters on the request of the Health Department to a value
equivalent to Rs300,000. In addition, 5 water pumps have been
delivered to aid in clearing polluted drinking water supplies
in the area. 3,000 duffle bags for IDPs to store NFRI items. |
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08/01/2005 |
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| UNHCR |
300 UNHCR tents were
delivered to Vanni. The Kilinochchi Government Agent (GA)
has delivered 159 of this to Kallaru Transit Camp. Forty-nine
families have already moved in to the “transition camp”
at Kallaru. |
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03/02/2005 |
| Discussion will be held to distribute 520
tents to welfare centres. |
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03/03/2005 |
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