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Vaddawan a small village, in the Batticaloa District in the east, one of the worsted Tsunami affected areas, composed of fishermen and their families who were affected by the tsunami in December 2004…

At today’s National Awakening Council Rick Brooks of Sarvodaya USA spoke to those assembled. His message may be somewhat informative to those supporting Sarvodaya abroad, especially his emphasis on a personal connection for donors abroad. Mr. Brooks said that the experience of Sarvodaya USA was of waves of compassion, not solicitation of donations. He said […]

A medical camp was held on Saturday 19th February, in Wellaweediya fishing village, Negombo City, Gampaha district. This is a predominantly Tamil village where many of the people we met follow the Christian faith. The camp was run jointly by two organizations – Sarvodaya and the Suriya Foundation working in partnership to help victims of […]

I have always travelled to Sri Lanka my home country, every year, and every year I have discovered something new and special about Sri Lanka. The tsunami disaster has brought me back home again, but this time to discover human tragedy at an indescribable level. When the tsunami disaster occurred my only wish was to […]

Jesse Cusic Nashville, Tennessee, USA 14-2-2005 I was not able to sleep on the night train from Colombo to Trincomalee. As I sat in my seat watching the fields of rice and sleepy villages pass I asked myself ‘what is disaster relief?’ I had arrived in Sri Lanka five days prior with three of my […]

Today Sarvodaya Staff held an early morning meditation in the Vishva Nekitan Center. A crucial part of Sarvodaya Philosophy is that you must start with yourself to have peace in the world. This meditation was one small step towards the greater goal. Sarvodaya President and Founder Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne spoke at the gathering, as did […]

Hendala Palliyawatte Church Saturday 12th February 2005 Report by Dr Fiona Smith I participated in one of two medical clinics set up to treat local people affected by the tsunami in a district north of Colombo. These clinics were coordinated by the Gampaha District Sarvodaya centre, with volunteers from the Sarvodaya Shanti Sena unit as […]

The image at left is a Buddhist icon from Thailand which washed ashore near Batticaloa. The image at right is Fiona unloading goods from a truck in Kalmunai Batticaloa Photo Gallery (68 photos) – Slideshow Kalmunai Photo Gallery (117 photos) – Slideshow This article is kindly written by Fiona Smith, a Doctor from the UK. […]

Women work together to cook for all the people in this Moratuwa camp. Two Sarvodaya volunteers went along with Mr & Mrs. I.K.Weerawardena and Indrani de Silva to help distribute uniforms to children in one of the Moratuwa camps. Children’s sizes and names had been noted at an earlier visit, allowing for every child to […]

Sarvodaya President A.T. Ariyaratne is picture here with the old Anandian Scout Troop and the present Anandian Scout Troop, along with members of the Army. The scouts have joined together to contribute in labor and kind to the relief effort, specifically helping with distribution in the South of Sri Lanka.