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Sri Lanka: One year after war – a haven for healing children
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One year after war – a haven for healing children
Puhalini attends the World Vision ‘child friendly space’ in Menik Farm camp, Vavuniya. Although her family has been displaced for over a year now, the little girl’s mind seems to be constantly travelling back to her home.
Sri Lanka: Returned fishermen rebuild their lives
Fishermen return to their village and begin rebuilding their lives as Sri Lanka marks the one year anniversary of the end of its 26 year conflict.
Sri Lanka: World Vision responds as torrential rains displace thousands
Severe floods triggered by torrential rains have killed 24 people and affected over 524,000 in south western Sri Lanka as the island continued to experience unprecedented levels of rain for the seventh consecutive day.
Sri Lanka: World Vision gears for launch of rehabilitation programme in war-torn north
World Vision is gearing up for the launch of its rehabilitation programme to support the families in the return and resettlement process in Sri Lanka’s war-torn north.
Sri Lanka: Post-tsunami support helps Baby Tsunami start school
In contrast to the disaster that gave her a unique name, little Tsunami, now 5, has brought much joy and hope to her family.
Sri Lanka: Children with disabilities, no longer hidden away
Attending school and making new friends has transformed the lives of children with disabilities in Kotavehera.
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Video: Sri Lanka song for peace
Music bridges the gap across different ethnic communities for these Sri Lankan children.
Sri Lanka: Song for Peace - blending voices, bridging lives
In a novel initiative under its peace-building project – Empowering Children as Peace-builders (ECaP), World Vision Lanka has brought together children from different ethnic communities to be a part of the writing and the voicing of a peace song.
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Sri Lanka: Making every day Father's Day
A World Vision Early Childhood Development programme is bringing fathers closer to their children.
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Sri Lanka: Impending monsoon and poor camp sanitation puts thousands at risk of disease
World Vision warns that monsoon rains and inadequate sanitation will place thousands at risk from disease in northern Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka: USD 1 million needed daily for displacement camps
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Sri Lanka: Influx of last conflict survivors could overwhelm stretched aid agencies
Displacement camps could be overwhelmed by a new surge of internally displaced people unless new funds are found quickly.
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Sri Lanka: Four challenges as war ends, says aid agency
The head of World Vision Lanka talks about the humanitarian challenges facing Sri Lanka in the wake of a 30 year conlflict.
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Sri Lanka: Four challenges as war ends
What next? This is the critical question for the next phase of the humanitarian response in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka: World Vision initiative helps 2000 displaced children get 'back to school'
World Vision creates space for displaced children to study in hope that it will bring back some sense of normalcy to their lives.
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Sri Lanka: "Help child survivors of war... Help heal my country"
World Vision urges the international community to help 60,000 Sri Lankan child survivors of war.
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Sri Lanka: "A living hell"
“Life was a living hell for us, we lived in constant fear of our lives,” says Subramaniam, 58, one of the civilians who recently fled the war zone in northern Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka: Thousands flee conflict zone; World Vision responding
World Vision is providing relief supplies to thousands of displaced people fleeing the battle zone in Sri Lanka’s north.
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Sri Lanka: World Vision's response to displacement
World Vision is providing relief supplies to children and their families fleeing conflict in Sri Lanka’s north.
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Sri Lanka: Beans help pay for school
When World Vision offered livelihood training to housewives in Kalpitya, Theresa chose to learn home gardening.
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