Lifeline print supplement #32

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Humanitarian local staff will assist GAs in the Vanni
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Uplifting life conditions in the East
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The unsolved problems of children on the International Children’s day, Oct 1st
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Interview with ICRC deputy head of delegation in Sri Lanka, Anthony Dalziel: “The ICRC will also continue to monitor the humanitarian situation, especially the needs of internally displaced persons.”
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“Your stories:” This week’s short story is called “Siruvar Kalvi” (“Child Education”) and talks about the importance of child education.
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Q&As: Internews distributed radios to the 74 displaced families in Sumethangarapura resettled village from Trincomalee district. We have asked from the beneficiaries about the importance of getting information.
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COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: 14 years old Saraswathi from Batticaloa Kaluvankeny camp shares her feelings when her neighbors leave the camp.
Lifeline Daily Radio Show #37 (26 Sep 2008)
- Government assures continue assistance to people in the Vanni
- Series of 18th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTHERN MUSLIM’S FORCED EVICTION (I): Water pollution problems in Kalpitiya, Puttalam district
- District Updates
- Radio Drama “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal): “Ethiroli” (“Echo”) talks about child abuse.
- Q&As: September 21 is the International day of peace, a day to encourage peace around the world. We have asked the Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim people at Kirulapone in Colombo about “peace”
- Interview with ICRC deputy head of delegation in Sri Lanka, Anthony Dalziel: “The ICRC will also continue to monitor the humanitarian situation, especially the needs of internally displaced persons.”
- COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: Arumainathan Sanjitha is in 7th Grade and lives at the Trincomalee Cultural Hall IDP camp, where he lives since she was displaced from Sampoor. For our Color in the Lifeline segment she recited a poem about her experience and feelings living in a camp.
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Lifeline print supplement #31

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Helping hands in child care activities
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Awaiting future for Eastern Province
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Humanitarian Agencies moving out from the Vanni
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Interview with Trincomalee districts Probation Officer Anushka Hemanthi about child abuse: “Child abuse can happen even in their families and schools. The affected children are scared to tell about their problems. Some times they are even threaten by the family members”
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“Your stories” This week’s short story is called “Valimaarum Ilagnan” (“Crossroads young boy”) and talks about the dangers of youth drug use.
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Q&As: We have asked the participants and retailers of the Book Exhibition 2008 in Colombo about the reading interest among people on the Word Literacy day, September 8.
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COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: The auto driver Dinesh from Jeyanthipuram in Batticaloa is doing the prawn farm as self employment. He shares about the prawn farming methods and its usage in our color in life.
Lifeline Daily Radio Show #36 (19 Sep 2008)
- Humanitarian local staff assisting government officials – Vanni Update
- Accelerating resettlement in Eastern Province
- District Updates
- Radio Drama “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal): “Ilappugal” (“Loss”) talks about the impact of displacement.
- Q&As: Internews distributed radios to the 74 displaced families in Sumethangarapura village in Trincomalee district. We asked them about the importance of getting information.
- Interview with the Northern East coordinator of the Food and Agricultural Organization Mr. Vaigundhan: “According the statistics, there are 50,000 hectare lands in eastern province without using for the cultivation. Eastern province and Land Ministry have requested us to make the arrangements for cultivate in abandon lands.”
- COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: 14 years old Saraswathi from Batticaloa Kaluvankeny NRC camp shares her feelings when her neighbors leave from the camp.
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #35 (14 Sep 2008)
- VANNI UPDATE: Pulling out of humanitarian agencies from the Vanni
- Awaiting Future for the Eastern Province
- District Updates
- Radio Drama “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal): “Siruvar Kalvi” (“Child Education”) talks about the importance of education for children.
- Q&As: 8 September: International Literacy Day – We have asked the participants and retailers of the Book Exhibition 2008 in Colombo about the reading habits of people in this country
- Interview with Trincomalee districts Probation Officer Anushka Hemanthi about child abuse: “Child abuse can happen to the children even in their own families and schools. Some times they are scared to tell outsiders about this problem but they always have to inform when it happens”
- COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: The auto driver Dinesh from Jeyanthipuram in Batticaloa is collecting prawns as self employment. He shares about the prawn farming methods and its usage in this week color in the Lifeline.
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Lifeline print supplement #30

- Collective action to help IDPs in Wanni
- Sinhalese displaced families in Trinco trying to go back to normal
- Using Local Legislation to Find Solutions for Women
- Interview with Eastern Province Minister Mohamed Hisbullah: “Just now we have joined to identify the problems without any partialities under the leadership of our honorable President. We are trying to get the solution for IDP’s problems.”
- “Your stories” This week’s short story is called “Kavolaigal” (“Dried Palmyra Leaf”) and talks about the elders care Q&As: We have asked the people from The IDP Cultural Center Camp in Trincomalee about the dowry system and how it affects their lives and relationships.
- COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: 13 years old Ravi Suvitha from Sampoor explains about the displacement and camp life through her poetry. She says, “We came here as refugees apart from our relatives and villages. We are longing for the dawn.”
Lifeline Daily Radio Show #34 (07 Sep 2008)
- Collective action to help IDPs in Wanni
- Interview with Kilinochchi district’s General Hospital Director Dr.Thangamuthu Sathiyamoorth about the health and medicine needs of IDPs in the Vanni: “The displaced families inhale the dust and get breathing problems. We want to advise people to not stay close the roads where it is dusty.”
- District Updates
- Radio Drama “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal): “Valimaarum Ilagnan” (“Crossroads young boy”) talks about the dangers of youth drug use.
- Q&As: We have asked the people from The IDP Cultural Center Camp in Trincomalee about the dowry system and how it affects their lives and relationships.
- Interview with Eastern Province Minister Mohamed Hisbullah: “Just now we have joined to identify the problems without any partialities under the leadership of our honorable President. We are trying to get the solution for those problems.”
- COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: 13 years old Ravi Suvitha from Sampoor explains about the displacement and camp life through her poetry. She says, “We came here as refugees apart from our relatives and villages. We are longing for the dawn.”
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Lifeline print supplement #29

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