Provide aid to war affected in Vanni, Sri Lanka

Summary

Urgent funding is required to purchase dry rations, medicines and medical equipments. Additional funds will be used to provide temporary accommodation and help relocating the displaced people.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Current priority for SCOT is to help the people affected by the WAR - the Internally Displaced People (IDP’s) in Vanni, Sri Lanka. Estimated to be around 150,000 and the conditions for them have been described as "nothing short of catastrophic" by the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross). Funds will be used to purchase dry rations, medicines and medical equipments and additional funds will be used to provide temporary accommodation and help relocating the displaced people.

How will this project solve this problem?

We will purchase dry rations, medicines and medical equipments for the IDP's and additional funds will be used to provide temporary accommodation and help relocating the displaced people.

Potential Long Term Impact

Ongoing support and funding will help remove the displaced people from camps and re-locate them in their homes or prefered local locations. Immediate funds are needed to help provide food and shelter in the intermin.

Project Message

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
- Martin Luther King, Jr., US - Freedom Fighter

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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