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COVID-19 Outbreak and the Sarvodaya Response
Dear friends, As at 18th March 2020 (Wednesday) the identified COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has reached fifty (50), the highest cases reported within the first week of identification in the world. We believe the next two weeks could be critical to manage the situation, that could escalate due to the scores of Sri Lankan […]
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Sarvodaya political stance – Statement by the President of Sarvodaya Movement
Any course of action or decision which directly affects the whole population of a country can be understood as politics. Politics makes an effect on all such as the citizen, civil organizations, non-governmental organizations. Hence Sarvodaya, is one of the oldest and biggest Civil Society Organizations in Sri Lanka, becomes no exception in undergoing the […]
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Recovering from Easter Sunday Tragedy
On 21st of April 2019, Easter Sunday morning, there were a series of bomb attacks in different locations in Sri Lanka including in the capital city Colombo. The attacks targeted Catholic/ Christian places of worship as well as major hotels in Colombo. Six coordinated blasts targeting Easter celebrations were carried out within a span of 45 minutes, […]
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Sarvodaya emergency response continues for the third day
Three days after the dark Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka the total death toll has reached 359, with more than 450 injured. The funerals are happening in the surroundings of the Negombo City in the Gampaha district and in the suburbs of the Colombo, in the Colombo district. The Emergency Meeting today at 9am […]
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Condemning the cowardly attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on the Easter Day
The Hony. President of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne unconditionally condemned the cowardly attacks on the churches and the hotels in Sri Lanka on the Easter Day morning. The series of attacks has killed more than 310 people by the the night of 22nd, with scores of injured men, women and children, many who […]
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Brief Update on the prevailing situation from the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka
Yesterday, on 21st of Apirl, Easter Sunday, there has been a series of bomb attacks in different places in Sri Lanka including in the capital city Colombo. Six blasts targeting Easter celebrations were carried out within a span of 45 minutes, with no group or individual claiming responsibility so far. As of today (22nd April 2019), 290 […]