Donations

Mr. Nihal Perera and Mrs. Sunethra Perera of the Gartmore Group kindly donated Rs. 100,000 on behalf of the workers, staff, and executives of the Gartmore Group. The Gartmore Group is the biggest private tea estate in Sri Lanka, in operation for 55 years. It is owned by the Soysa family. “This is being presented […]

From the beginning of the Tsunami disaster the internationally reputed frieght forwarders Trico Maritime (Pvt) ltd. took the initiative to collect donations in kind from Sri Lankan and other well wishers living abroad. 25 (40 Footer) container loads of dry rations etc. were packed and distributed to over 250,000 people by Sarvodaya. Pictured here are […]

Sarvodaya President A.T. Ariyaratne and FIFA’s Head of Development Programmes and Services, Urs Zanitti Please note that these are rough notes from a meeting and not to be considered legally or otherwise binding. The Sri Lanka Football Federation has created a relief fund with FIFA and the AFC. Mr. Manilal Fernando said that they would […]

Sarvodaya was co-organizer of a seminar called “Enhancing Accountability in Post-Tsunami Reconstruction”. This meeting was the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, and brought together leading figures from the government, donor and NGO sectors. Its goal was to highlight and discuss the current state of accountability in the governmental and non-governmental sector, in the […]

This is a summary of the value of goods which have been distributed to Tsunami-stricken areas. They are divided into goods which came directly from Headquarters and goods which came from District Centers. This list is in no way comprehensive. These are some the various goods and services which Sarvodaya has provided in this time […]

This is double posting, which is usually bad form, but it’s important to have a dated record of Sarvodaya’s financial disclosures, which the blog is ideal for. For the most current information please consult the Finance section of the Tsunami to Deshodaya document, featured on the front page. This financial disclosure is current as of […]

Transparency International Sri Lanka in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies, Center for Policy Alternatives and Sarvodaya have organized a donor forum, to address key issues of accountability in respect of Tsunami related aid and to generate a joint commitment from civil society and the donors agencies and governments, in this regard. […]

These are just a few organizations we’ve noticed in the XML feed (Sarvodaya in the News). It by no means a comprehensive list. Please leave a comment if you would like your organization to be included. We would again like to than the students at Chuo University in Japan and the Sri Lankan Association of […]

Dr. Vinya receiving a donation from Chuo University Students Report of “Sri Lankan damage from Tsunami and the emergency assistances by Sarvodaya: current situation and activity report and the vision of mid-and-long term emergency assistance.” You may also read the full report in the original Japanese at the University website, as well as their coverage […]

A friend of Sarovdaya, Professor Patrick Mendis, was featured in an article on the Norwich University website. As a child growing up in Sri Lanka, he worked with the Sarvodaya movement led by Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, the Gandhi of Sri Lanka. Naturally he decided to help the tsunami victims through Sarvodaya. Dr. Ari’s influence […]