Distributions

Sarvodaya would like to thank Relief International for providing trucks which have been transporting goods from Sarvodaya Central to the affected areas. Some of the goods we’ve been transporting now are dry rations, medicine, tents, etc. One truck today went to Hambantota and another to Hendala in Colombo North. Direct Relief has pledged their continued […]

Sarvodaya operates on a grassroots level throughout Sri Lanka. It’s Operations Center is in Moratuwa, near Colombo. Today we had volunteers from ‘Travellers’ helping pack goods for distribution to the coast. They are pictured here in the background, at the center of the open Octagon that is Sarvodaya Central. If you’d like to get to […]

We Are One: Children and Volunteers at a Camp Krishna has given us some lovely photos from camps at Kalmunai and Batticaloa. One thing that is important to realize is that through all this chaos Sri Lankans (especially children) are still smiling, growing and building a better Sri Lanka. Through all the images of destruction […]

Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) presents 2 Bristol-Myers Squibb ‘medical mission boxes’ to Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, Sarvodaya Executive Director. Each mission box contains approximately $20,000 worth of medicines and medical supplies (wholesale value) and together can be used to treat more than 500 patients. These efforts were coordinated by Direct Relief International “Direct Relief’s role and […]

There are a few photos on Flickr of water and care packages at Sarvodaya Central in Moratuwa before they get sent out to the field. You may click any photo to enter the gallery

The president of Sarvodaya, Dr A.T. Ariyaratne, has just returned from a visit to the North. He went to the Mullaitivu District and as far as Point Pedro in Jaffna. The damage in the North is very similar to that in the South with the entire coastal belt destroyed and the death toll and number […]

*Updated 2nd January 2005* FOR REFERENCE ONLY! NO LONGER VALID 1. water pumps and pipes (for emptying wells) 2. ekle brooms 3. kitchen utensils: plates, cups, mugs, saucepans, etc. 4. water tanks: 2000 litre plastishells 5. plastic buckets (for carrying water within the camps) 6. plastic cans: 48 litres 7. small plastic cans: 5 litres […]

If you’re interested in learning about how the tsunami has affected specific Sri Lankan areas – including district-by-district refugee statistics, death tolls, and refugee camps – click here. All information is as of 01/01/05. The map is interactive, you can rollover the districts to see damage and the restoration efforts of Sarvodaya

Storage room, Sarvodaya HQ 1 Originally uploaded by sarvodaya. This is what we buy with your donations. Sarvodaya has storage rooms full of food, water and clothing which are getting out to the front lines through our distribution network of 34 Sarvodaya stations. These stations have been running at the grass-roots village level, and Sarvodaya […]

Sarvodaya’s Moratuwa headquarters has seen several days of busy sorting, packing, and dispatching truckloads of relief supplies to the affected areas. In total we have dispatched over 70 lorries, carrying food supplies, toiletries, medical supplies, baby care items, housewares, and emergency shelter materials. The supplies are distributed via Sarvodaya’s local district offices throughout the affected […]