We are proud to announce that Action & Care Trust received an award of recognition by the Directorate for IDP Healthcare through the Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition on the 22nd of December 2009. This award was in appreciation of the dedication, committed contribution in providing Healthcare services for the Internally Displaced Persons throughout the Cheddikulum camps, Vavuniya.
We are humbled by this recognition and would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you who have placed their support and trust in us, to help make a difference. Thank you!
ACT under the scope of rehabilitation will support the efforts in the North and East to set up psychosocial centers for the well being of children. Centers have already been opened in Nadankadal, Killinochchi and Mallavi this year.
ACT plans to support the opening of the next center in Nedunkerny on the 7th of August 2010 and Mannar on the 6th of September 2010.
We are currently assessing the needs of the IDPs and working with The Governor of the Northern Province, The Disaster Management Unit of the Health Ministry and the Ministry of Health Doctors in Vakkarai, Batti, Killinochi and Mullativu to supply some of the urgent and essential needs.
We are urgently and immediately collecting the following items. We will be working directly with the MOH teams and ensure that the donations get to the medical facilities that are caring for the displaced. (Read More)
Temporary shelters are of high urgency to move people to safer areas. For this purpose if anyone has the means of donating GI sheets these can be directly used through the Governors office to supply immediate shelters for the IDPs in the Mullativu and Kilinochchi areas. The schools and other governments buildings in these areas have also been badly affected so they are being moved to higher grounds.
ACT will assess and make bulk purchases of medical items which we will update you all of shortly. The following items are needed in bulk, so any quantity of donations would be greatly appreciated. All donations should be dropped of to Michele Mirchandani – 4 Maitland Crescent Colombo 07 – Mobile 0777 788 484
Thank you in advance – please pass on this list to anyone that maybe interested in donating. We will keep you posted of the progress moving forwards.
ACT Team Needs list:
Mineral water bottles
Infant milk and feeding bottles
Powered milk
RTD milk packs
High energy/nutrition foods – samaposha, biscuits, on the go nutrition
Tea & sugar
Tinned fish
Soya meat packets
Noddles family packs
Dry rations 1kg packs of Dhal, rice, coconut powered
Candles and lighters/match boxes
Dettol Soap
Blankets/sheets
Towels
Sanitary items
Food containers
Used bags within which donations can be given to individuals
ACT identifies and helps 17 schools in the Pooneryn area. Having visited this area and met with each of the principals of the schools ACT identified immediate and long-term needs for each of the schools. This project will equip the schools with a library of books, musical instruments, sporting equipment and other educational toys/aids. Donations welcome for this project please refer donation link for details.
