Agency
Activities
(December 2004 - February 2005)
- Mullativu District
| AGENCY |
ASSISTANCE |
REMARKS |
LAST UPDATE |
| CHA |
Medicine, Funds |
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29/12/2004 |
| 1000 families / 250 families - Food /non-food/
housing/ boats and fishing nets worth 4.9 million – Batticaloa
& Mullaitivu – to Manitha Neyam Trust – Mr.
Kailasapillai – 18th Jan’05 |
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03/02/2005 |
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| CARE Inalternation |
Provided transportation to spray Lysol to all welfare centres
and made arrangements for NFRI for 250 HH |
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03/01/2005 |
| Distributed food and non food items to 9000
ppl |
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04/01/2005 |
| 10th Jan - NFRI packs
distributed in Puthukudiyirupu DS at the Arasaratnam School
wc in Manthuvil. 96 families comprising of 384 individuals
received NFRI items - saris, plastic basin, flask, table knife,
mosquito coils, men's underwear, cups, water pot, cooking
pot, spoons (small, medium,large). |
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19/01/2005 |
| CARE has
constructed 4 toilet units (5 toilets / unit) in the Paniyadi
transit camp to provide toilet facilities for 40 families.
CARE has thus far constructed 8.5 toilet units (4.5 units
in Valiaganmadam transit camp and 4 in Paniyadi transit camp)
to provide toilet facilities to 85 families. The target is
15 toilet units.
NFRI distribution has continued during the week to the affected
families living with friends and relatives. A total of 1799
families were provided with NFRI packages consisting of kitchen
utensils and or clothing during the week. With the completion
of distribution this week, 3481 families living in welfare
centers and with friends and families have received NFRI packages
from CARE.
CARE has been allocated 200 temporary shelters in 3 transit
camp: i.e., Mathalan transit camp 100 shelters, Ambalavanpokkanai
transit camp 70 shelters and Vadduvakal transit camp 30 shelters.
The deadline for completing the shelters is 20 February |
10/02/2005 |
| CARE has
constructed 24 temporary shelters in Karachchi Pudiyirrupu.
CARE constructed 1 toilet unit (5 toilets / unit) this week.
CARE has thus far constructed 9.5 toilet units and retains
a target of 15 toilet units. |
17/02/2005 |
| CARE has
committed to construct 200 shelters in Karachchi Pudiyirrupu
and Mathalan. Almost completed the first 50 transitional shelter
units in Karachchikuddyirruppu transition camp during the
last two weeks. Only the upper parts of the walls remain to
be completed.
Constructed 2 toilet units over the last week (with each toilet
unit consisting of 5 toilets and a ladies room) in Karachchikuddyirruppu
transition camp. In total, CARE has constructed 15.5 units
(including 78 toilets and 7 ladies rooms) in Mullaitivu. (Early
units did not include ladies rooms. This change was proposed
by INGO Watsan experts and local authorities for the purpose
of changing menstruation cloths.)
CARE has renovated one well in Valliyarmadam-2 transition
camp to provide bathing water to the ten families living in
the small camp and established a water supply system for the
toilets.
Setting up an emergency water supply system with water tanks
in Karachchikuddyirruppu transition camp to supply water to
the 50 families who will be settled there next week.
NFRI items were received from Colombo. A distribution plan
was prepared in collaboration with UNHCR.
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03/03/2005 |
CARE has
committed to an integrated post-tsunami reconstruction program
in six villages. Activities will include livelihoods; capacity
building of community organizations; permanent shelter; water
supply; sanitation; and hygiene promotion.
CARE has committed to construct 200 shelters in Karachchi
Pudiyirrupu and Mathalan. The construction is ongoing.
CARE is continuing to construct toilet units and ladies rooms
in Karachchikuddyirruppu transition camp.
NFRI items were received from Colombo. Distribution is ongoing.
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10/03/2005 |
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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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| 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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01/01/2004 |
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| CIDA - PSU |
Delivering food and medical supplies in small amounts by WUSC
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01/01/2004 |
| 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
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Puthukkudiyiruppu |
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; Transport
of patients, clothes, food, medicines (3 ambulances, 6 national
staff); Transported 20 patients from IDP camps to Pallai hospital;
Transported clothes from Vavuniya to Pallai; Trasported food,
medicine, and MOH volunteers to Puthukkudiyiruppu IDP camp;
Transportation of kitchen tools and volunteers (3 ambulances,
6 national staff) ; Transported kitchen tools and 3 volunteers
from Killinochchi to Pallai IDP camp; Transported 8 volunteers
from Killinochchi to Pallai camp; Transported a doctor to
a hospital in Mullaitivu and transported medicines to 9 camps;
Transportation of volunteers, specialist, etc. (3 ambulances,
6 national staff) ; Transported 19 volunteers from Pallai
IDP camp to Mannar ; Tranported 1 Norwegian prostheses specialist
to Mullaitivu hospital.; Trasported volunteers to Mullaitivu,
Puthukkudiyiruppu |
Pallai; Puthukkudiyiruppu |
07/01/2005 |
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| FORUT |
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 |
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| UNICEF |
7,000L of water despatched on the night
of 2 January. 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 ion Killinochchi
& Mullaitivu. Distribution of 14 school kits |
18/01/2005 |
Building 16 bathing areas in
Mullaitivu transit camps.
Members of the Mine Action Team have demined all transit centre
sites.
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10/02/2005 |
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School supplies have been distributed in 21 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. |
24/02/2005 |
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| AHIMSA |
Women’s necessaries |
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05/01/2005 |
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| TRO |
• Medical Items Supplied = over 150,000 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 |
Deployed 82 volunteers ; 22 volunteers
providing First Aid services and health awareness in displaced
centres; Mobile Health Service commenced; Tracing activities
ongoing with ICRC support |
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06/01/2005 |
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| SEDEC |
Medicine-24,Clothes-455 |
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27/01/2005 |
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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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| Gospel for Asia |
Conducted medical
clinics .( with a Korean Medical team) |
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10/02/2005 |
Mulliawalai:-
• Distributed 360
packs of milk powder, 20 boxes of cloths,33 tents.
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Seen 101 patients ,Exact tooth -90 patients, tooth filling-40
patients
• Distributed toys & sweets to 300 children.
Alliyawalai :-
Distributed 434 packs of milk powder, cloths
Seen 156 patients ,Exact tooth -80 patients,Tooth filling-30
patients
Distributed Toys &Sweets to 200 children |
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03/03/2005 |
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| Sewalanka Foundation |
Clothing donated by
GAA were handed out. (09/01/2005)
19 Water tanks which were donated by GAA were handed out in
Mulliyawalai (08/01/2005)
Food items and Water Bouser Haired donated by GAA were handed
out. (08/01/2005)
Milk food, Clothing and other food food items were handed
out in Mulliyawali (07/01/2005)
Plastic buckets (250), Bed sheets (250), and temporary shelters
were delivered (30/12/2004)
4 lorries of dry rations worth Rs.1,178,125 were distributed
(29/12/2004)
lorry of dry rations, kitchen utensils worth Rs.30,000 were
distributed (27/12/2004)
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10/02/2005 |
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| Bridge Asia Japan |
Providing support to the fishing community,
supplying boats, nets, etc.
200 OBM to be repaired
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03/03/2005 |
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| Danish Refugee Council |
Toiletries (soap,
tooth powder, odi cologne, Dettol, sanitary napkins) were
delivered by 31/01/2005
Misc items (candles, Mosquito coils, towels, bed sheets, boxes
of matches, slippers) were delivered by 31/01/2005
Clothing items ( sarongs, shirts, etc) were delivered by 31/01/2005
Play items (bats, carom boards, foot ball, tennis balls, etc)
were delivered by 31/01/2005
Food items (Dhal, sugar, tea, samaposha etc) were delivered
by 31/01/2005
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03/03/2005 |
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| Malteser |
A joint project has
been planned by GTZ and Malteser to provide 200 boats, including
a set of 20 nets + engine each to fishermen who lost their
boats in the tsunami. Local partner will be the fishermen-association.
The project volume will be around 730-750.000 Euro.
Supported the Sisters of the Holy Family Convent with 5.000
USD. The funding is to be used for building temporary shelter
for orphans whose orphanage has been destroyed by the Tsunami
disaster.
Malteser gave 300.000 USD to the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation
(TRO). The funds have been used for setting up temporary shelter
(including water/sanitation) for around 650 displaced families
in Mullaitivu district.
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03/03/2005 |
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Location
of Relief Camps
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| Location |
Name of Camp |
No. of Persons |
No. of Families |
Basic Requirement |
| Mullaitivu |
Mulliyawalai Vidyananda Collage |
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1. Bed Sheets,Check Cloths,Mats,Pillows,Pillow Covers,Mettress,Mackimosh,PlasticBuckets,(Large,Medium,Small),Plastics
Bowls,Dust Bins with lids,Tumblers,plates, Mosquito Nets.
2.Trolleys.
3. Wheel Chairs.
4.Fuel( Kerosene oil) Candales,Torch,Batteries,Mosquito coils.
5.Vehicles with Drivers(Ambulances,Vans,Lorries,Water Bowser.)
6. DryRations,Rice,Dhal,Soya meat,SoyaBeans,Potatoes,MilkPowd,Onions,Salt,cooking
oil,Maldives fish. 7.Disinfectants, Hapic,Toilet Soap &
washing soaps,Liquid soaps, |
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Karuvelankandal Common Hall |
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Viyananda Maha Viidyalayaham |
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Kanukkerny East common Hall |
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Puttukudiyirippu MahaViidyalayam |
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Kumulamunai School |
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Suramanium M/V |
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Iranaipalkai RCTMY |
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Kokilai M/V |
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