| AGENCY |
ASSISTANCE |
REMARKS |
LAST UPDATE |
| CHA |
2 bags of rice, 10 water bottles,Clothes,Funds |
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31/12/2004 |
| Provisions, water bottles |
Dikwella |
02/01/2005 |
| NFRI for 10 Families |
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22/01/2005 |
| Provisions and water bottles were handed
out on 02/01/2005 |
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03/02/2005 |
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| Habitat for Humanity |
Temporary shelter items |
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31/12/2004 |
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| ADRA |
Initially – Medicine and Water.Temporary shelter, clothes,
bedding, food |
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31/12/2004 |
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| Oxfam Community Aid Abroad |
Implementing stage - Cooked food, Dry rations. Non food relief
items |
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31/12/2004 |
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| LEADS |
Intervention and ongoing assessments
Food, Water, utensils
Plans to provide the following:
Medical volunteer team, Drugs, Clothing, Cleaning of wells,
Shelter and reconstruction
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31/12/2004 |
| Additional transitional shelters are being
constructed for 36 families |
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24/02/2005 |
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| FRC |
Drugs as per request of district hospitals
(28th)
Further intervention will be carried out as needed
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31/12/2004 |
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| Institute of Human Rights |
Probation and Child Care & Juvenile
homes |
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31/12/2004 |
| Sent medicines to Rathgama Hospital |
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05/01/2005 |
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| National Christian Council of SL |
Immediate relief of dry rations, mats, water
Next phase – water, medicine, livelihood
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31/12/2004 |
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| ITDG |
Medicine – first aid needs clothes, sheets, water |
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31/12/2004 |
A location of 3 incubations was chosen. (Matara- Polhena)
& work will begin soon with partners.
Discussions with Women’s Chamber of Commerce Matara, Business
Creations (another NGO) and OKN in Delhi on the incubation centres
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10/03/2005 |
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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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31/12/2004 |
| Have despatched 600 tons of immediate relief
items to various districts – portion of which has gone
to Matara for 5000 persons |
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01/01/2005 |
Plans to work with partners and will be
signing an agreement with Women’s Chamber of Commerce
to support 598 women who have lost their livelihood.
Further in partnership with National Youth Services Council,
SCiSL plans to provide employment opportunities to 100 youth
in cement block (brick) making. These youth will be then providing
the cement blocks for the on going construction work
Cash for work continues, where persons are paid by SCiSL to
clear the schools. 1464 hygiene kits have been distributed.
24 Child Friendly Corners have been set up in Welfare Centres
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24/021/2005 |
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| World Vision Lanka |
Phase I - Provided cooked food immediately.
Now in giving dry rations, medical supplies, clothing, non food
items
Phase II - Starting a 30 day operation from 4/1/05 to provide
emergency relief items
Phase III - Commencing Feb’05 - focusing on rehabilitation
and resconstruction.
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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 |
| Items to the value of Rs. 600,000/- (food,
sanitary & infant care items, first aid supplies etc) handed
over to Sarana foundation – local partner. Emergency food
supply (approx. Rs. 42,000/-) given to Saviya; Supported Swedish
Friends of Children in SL to deliver Rs. 2,000,000 worth medicine
to Matara Hospital. |
Matara/ Hambantota |
05/01/2005 |
| 4 pumps and accessories
to assist with well rehabilitation. Purchasing additional
NFRIs ongoing. |
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10/01/2005 |
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| UNICEF |
Procured three 6,000
litre water bowsers for Batticaloa, Matara and Ampara on 31
December. Distributed household supplies in three divisions
in Batticaloa district (1,368 bedsheets; 1,328 towels, 450
t-shirts, 150 tarpaulins, 14 tents). |
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05/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| UNICEF supported the construction
of 10 latrines for two camps. A total of 25 wells have been
partially dewatered and chlorinated in Gopalapuram in the Nilaveli
area in Trincomalee district by volunteers trained by UNICEF
and WUSC. |
27/01/2005 |
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health authorities have launched a breastfeeding promotion
and hygiene promotion campaign in camps with the support of
UNICEF. Public notices were printed with UNICEF funding. |
03/02/2005 |
| Water
and Sanitation
The locally-manufactured gully emptier was dispatched to Matara
on 6 February and the initial trial has been successful. UNICEF
is requesting authorization from Copenhagen for the initial
manufacture of two additional gully emptiers.
Health and Nutrition
Supporting rabies control activities through the Ministry
of Health.
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10/02/2005 |
Mosquito nets –
2,000 nets were provided in the week of 25 Feb.
270 family kits were provided.
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03/03/2005 |
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| AHIMSA |
Dry rations, medicine, cloths and women’s
necessaries |
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05/01/2005 |
| Took relief items including medicines and
worked with a school AHIMSA has connections with. |
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03/03/2005 |
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| SL Red Cross Society |
64 volunteers working; 05 First Aid
Teams deployed; 02 Medical Teams; 03 volunteers distributing
NFRI; 76 wounded evacuated
55 volunteers working; 06 First Aid Teams working; 02 Medical
Teams; 104 wounded treated; 200 persons at Shariputra Vidyalaya
provided with cooked meals; 04 bodies evacuated
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06/01/2005 |
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| National Anti War Front |
7 houses that were affected were entirely
cleaned; 3 Buddhist Temples in the Matara town that were affected
by the disaster were cleaned.( Jayasumana Pirivena Kottuwegoda,
Sri Dharmaramaya Fort Matara, Bhodiraja Viharaya Tangalle
Road) |
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07/01/2005 |
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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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| Procurement and distribution
of food, sanitary & infant care items, first aid supplies
etc. which were handed over to Sarana Foundation, a PRET/WUSC
partner organization in the area. Value of items was approximately
Rs. 600,000. An emergency food supply (worth roughly Rs. 42,000)
dispensed to Saviya orphanage. Supported Swedish Friends of
Children in Sri Lanka to deliver Rs. 2000,000 of medicine
to Matara Hospital. 4 pumps and accessories to assist with
well rehabilitation. Purchasing additional NFRIs ongoing. |
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08/01/2005 |
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| SEDEC |
Clothes-105,Wonder light Soap-360,Generators-01 |
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27/01/2005 |
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| CCF-Sri Lanka |
Creating child-centered spaces and playing
with children, informal educational activities for older youth,
assisting expectant mothers, distribution, loading and unloading
of goods, coordinating and assisting with distributions, assistance
to public health inspectors, camp cleaning and food preparation,
cleaning wells.
Supplies distributed:
Gloves, soap, panadol, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, ladies’
underwear, milk food, wax matches, clay, coffee, pencils,
pastels, gum bottles, wafers, aluminum buckets, clothes, toffees,
coconuts, rice, lollipops, drawing books |
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12/01/2005 |
| Gloves, soap, panadol,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, ladies’ underwear,
milk food, wax matches, clay, coffee, pencils, pastels, gum
bottles, wafers, aluminum buckets, clothes, toffees, coconuts,
rice, lollipops, drawing books- Creating child-centered spaces
and playing with children, informal educational activities
for older youth, assisting expectant mothers, distribution,
loading and unloading of goods, coordinating and assisting
with distributions, assistance to public health inspectors,
camp cleaning and food preparation, cleaning wells. For camps
in Rahula College, Wahelle Temple, Sirisomana, Beliwatta,
Polathumodara, Sumsamara |
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18/01/2005 |
| 8 Child Centered Spaced
(CCS) have been established. Some 850 children are presently
supported through the CCS
A CCS in Weligama Division was visited by USA former Presidents
Bush and Clinton on 21/2/2005.
1000 jerry cans with lids plus health message about safe water
provided to Welgama to beneficiaries selected by local headmen
and AGA that are dependent on water supply at community tap
and affected by the water shortage
Handwashing promotion started.
Cash for work: 27 workplaces and 222 unskilled workers
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03/03/2005 |
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| UNHCR |
200 tents were delivered. |
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03/02/2005 |
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| CHF International- Sri Lanka |
CHF International - Sri Lanka is currently
committed to the following humanitarian assistance in Willegema
and Dickwella
1,500 transitional shelter interventions, in accordance with
the CNO approved transitional shelter policy, value $350 materials,
labor and transport.
350 temporary/semi-permanent latrines
$US150, 000 quick impact projects
$US50, 000 NFIs
$US50, 000 livelihoods
$US33 000 grants to local partners
$US25 ,000 waste management
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10/02/2005 |
| NFRIs, Transitional shelter units, cash
for work projects and quick impact projects in Welligama |
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24/02/2005 |
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| Sewalanka Foundation |
35 Parcels of clothes to Ruhuna Univercity (27-Jan-2005)
Rs. 100,000 worth Basic goods to Ruhuna Univercity (12-Jan-2005)
Rs. 1,600,000 worth goods to Ruhuna Univercity (30-Dec-2004)
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10/02/2005 |
8-Feb provide Sanitation to Hittatiya -
solies
9-Feb provideSanitation Samuthrathera - Thalarampu
10-Feb provide Completed house-100 - Hittatiya
10-Feb provide Completed house-10 - Sathathisa Mw
11-Feb provide Completed house-100 - Samuthratheva
12-Feb provide Completed house-5 - Samathy temple
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17/02/2005 |
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People in Peril
Association
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Dikwella division - all villages in
the division:
- replacement of the damaged boats (with microfinance project
planning for the fishing cooperatives)
- small livelihoods - replacement of the tools, facilitating
to re-establish the small businesses
- ongoing detailed village assessments in cooperation with
GOAL - focused on the livelihoods and shelters (shelter data
will be collected and databased under UNHCR - Matara, livelihood
under the district coordination of OXFAM)
- planning for transitional shelters
- planning for permanent shelters
- planning for capacity building activities for the local
vocational training places and grassroot civic organizations
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17/02/2005 |
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| International Organization for Migration |
Shelter/ Camp activities
IOM was appointed the lead agency on shelter for the Matara
DS division only, instead of the earlier planned Matara district
encompassing four divisions. IOM however, retained the role
of maintaining the beneficiary database for shelter in the
whole district.
IOM is assisting the GA Office in generating a shelter program
database. Approximately 20,000 families have been recorded
with a few more thousands still to be entered.
IOM generated a report from the GA’s Database to identify
transitional shelter beneficiaries in the district. A total
of 6,543 families were identified as needing transitional
shelters in the district (989 in Dickwella, 783 in Matara,
1539 in Devinuwara, and 1232 in Weligama DS division).
Livelihood Development
A proposal is moving forward to support 26 carpenters in Matara
district to resume their livelihood through the provision
of replacement tools.
The National Development Bank in Matara district agreed to
provide the IOM office a list of fishermen whose boats were
repaired by the bank. IOM is planning to equip these boats
with nets and other fishing gears
Naviman Development Foundation in Matara district agreed to
work with IOM to facilitate livelihood development activities.
They identified 71 Masons, 31 Carpenters, 35 Small Business
owners for possible assistance. Information on 71 Masons are
currently being verified by the Southern Development Authority.
Following discussions, the Deputy Director for Education,
Matara Education Office, developed a livelihood proposal which
included Community Training Workshops for Carpentry employing
37 skilled carpenters from IOM Welfare Camps in the district.
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24/02/2005 |
Shelter/Construction
and other camp activities:
• IOM is drawing up a plan for additional kitchen facilities
in the IOM constructed temporary shelter site in Matara Maha
Vidyala. Construction of a kitchen to provide individual cooking
spaces for the 66 families residing on site is planned to
commence within the coming week. Additionally, IOM is working
with CHF International and the Chief Engineer of the GA’s
Office to design and construct a drainage system around the
camp to solve a problem with water collecting in some sections
of the site.
• IOM is consulting with the Camp Care Committees and
the Post Graduate Institute of Management in Colombo on developing
measures to improve ventilation and insulation from the sun
in the temporary shelters built in the district.
• IOM provided a TV and established a TV room/community
centre in Samulu Welfare Centre where 15 families are currently
residing in IOM constructed temporary shelters.
• IOM were given permission to commence transitional
shelter construction in Polhena and Pamburana GN divisions
in Matara DS division.
Transport Assistance:
• One lorry transported clothes and food items to Matara
district for LEADS.
Transitional shelters – general
information:
• IOM agreed to support the TAFOR (Task Force for Relief)
Transitional Accommodation Project (TAP) in setting up five
regional offices to coordinate
shelter activities. IOM is providing office equipment, computers
and transport to the TAP office in Matara where IOM is the
lead agency on shelter activities. On Saturday (26 February)
IOM COM accompanied the Head of TAFOR (Mr. Tilak Raniviraja)
to the East Coast for ceremonial openings of three offices.
Livelihood development:
• Today IOM officially commenced its livelihood program
for persons affected by the tsunami. IOM in collaboration
with Southern Development Authority and Industrial Development
Board presented 16 tsunami-affected carpenters in Matara district
with replacement toolkits to restore their livelihood and
partake in community reconstruction projects. Among others
the ceremony was attended by IOM COM, the Government Agent
(GA) in Matara and local press.
• IOM organized two workshops for the Presidents and
Secretaries of six Camp Care Committees from IOM constructed
shelter sites in Matara district. The workshops trained participants
in preparing simple project proposals for possible livelihood
projects for camp residents.
Temporary shelters have been completed for
203 families. Various communal areas, toilets and showers
have been constructed on the sites. |
10/03/2005 |
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| Sarvodaya |
Houses / Shelter
A total of 42 houses were built in 3 villages for the cost of
Rs.16.55 million approximately. This was funded by “Holcim
Tidal Wave Reconstruction Fund”
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10/03/2005 |