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In the past months, more than 100,000 Sri Lankans have been
displaced from their homes in the violence-riddled north-east. “Every day,
families are arriving at the IDP camps in Vavuniya They have not eaten for
weeks and are in poor condition.Everyone is trying
their best, but feeding 130,000 people three times a day is a huge
task.”
Most of them only have the clothes on their
backs,” says Thamil Thanabalasundaram, Sewalanka Foundation’s North Regional
Director. “Until last week, the government and NGO sector were catering to
70,000 IDPs but last week nearly 60,000 people arrived.
Sewalanka Foundation is multiplying its emergency
response efforts to this crisis. We need your support today to meet
the ballooning demand for food, shelter, non-food relief items and water at the
IDP camps.
Even the smallest
donation goes a long way:
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US$150 donation covers the clean water needs (hygiene, cooking, cleaning,
hydration) for a family of four for one week.
· A US$50
donation provides new clothing for a family of 4-6 people.
· With a US$25 donation, you feed an IDP for an
entire week.
· US$10
provides clean drinking water for one person for more than a week.
We appreciate the support you have shown for Sewalanka’s
work in the past and we are asking you to contribute again to this emergency
relief effort. Sewalanka is on the ground working directly with the
individuals affected by this crisis. Your funds will make it possible to address
a most urgent need and have a positive impact on the lives of thousands of
displaced families. Thank you.
Please circulate this email to people you know. Sewalanka
Foundation will be launching its new website in a few days. Visit us at www.sewalanka.org for updates
on our response to the crisis situation.
How to Donate:
Sewalanka Foundation has
established a dedicated bank account for donations to the Sewalanka Foundation
IDP Emergency Appeal. Individual
and group donations can be made in person at any HSBC Branch or transferred
electronically to the account below:
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HSBC Bank Account
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Account Name:
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Sewalanka Foundation
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Account Number:
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005-01-4089-001
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Account Type:
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Current
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Swift Code:
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HSBC LKLX
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Bank Branch:
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HSBC Nugegoda
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Bank Branch Address:
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No.171 Nawala Road, Nugegoda
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How is the money
spent? Your money will be used to
purchase food supplies to provide IDPs with high-calorie food packets, non-food
relief items such as clothing, buckets, basic hygiene supplies and other items
necessary for daily life, and to support our efforts to transport clean water to
the camps and run food programs.
Is my money going to be
used correctly? YES!
Sewalanka has more than 15 years of experience delivering high-quality
programs and relief activities in Sri Lanka. All money donated to
the Sewalanka IDP Emergency Appeal Fund is kept in a dedicated account and
monitored from our head office. All expenditures from this account will go
towards supporting our emergency relief efforts in the north and we will
continue to deliver programs through the fund until it is exhausted.
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