Lifeline print supplement #43

- Heavy Floods uproot houses in Vanni
- Life after resettlement for IDPs in Pullumalai in Batticaloa district
- Common projects of Christian and Muslim organizations: UMCOR and Muslim Aid
- Interview with Additional Education Director of Vanni region Mr. Pasupathi Ariyaratnam: “The Department of Examination will only accept the National identity card and Postal identity card from the School and Private candidates for the O/L examination”
- “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal): “Engalaium Vaala Vidunkal” (“Let us live”) talks about the problems faced by the disabled people.
- Q&As on the Sampoor High Security Zone: Government has selected Ralkuli and Pallikudiyiruppu villages in Trincomalee for resettlement of Sampoor displaced people. Lifeline asked the Sampoor villages what they think about that.
- COLOR IN THE LIFELINE: Recently around 300 displaced families were resettled in Kiran division, Batticaloa district. Gobalapillai Ratnammal from Thattanai village explains to Lifeline her excitement about the resettlement.
Lifeline Daily Radio Show #48 (14 Dec 2008)
- People displaced in Vavuniya awaiting to return to the Vanni
- District Updates
- Violence against women and awareness
- Batticaloa Agriculture Department to assist cultivation in abandon lands
- INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, DECEMBER 10: Radio Drama: “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal): “Manitha Urimaigal” (“Human Rights”) talks about human rights.
- Q&As: Lifeline asked the opinion on Human Rights from the participants of the rally held at Town Hall, Colombo to mark the International Human Rights Day.
- Interview with Mr. Vamadevan, Advisor to the Ministry of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Service: “A fund of around Rs. 2,000 million has been allocated for the resettlement and relief of the displaced people.”
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Lifeline print supplement #42

- Rain disrupts food convoy and food distribution to Vanni
- Prosthetics and Orthotics training to help disabled people in Sri Lanka
- Impact of AIDS in Sri Lanka
- Muthur High Security Zone: Interview with Trincomalee GA Major General Ranjith De Silva: “People are not loosing their lands and only four Grama Niladhari divisions are affected.”
- “Your stories” This week’s short story is called “Ethiroli” (“Echo”) talks about the impact of HIV/AIDS.
- WORLD AIDS DAY, DECEMBER 1: Q&As: The world commemorates World AIDS Day on 1 December. Lifeline met students, a teacher and an engineer in Colombo and asked their opinion about HIV/AIDS.
Lifeline Daily Radio Show #47 (07 Dec 2008)
- Heavy Floods uproot houses in the Vanni while students get ready for their O/L examinations
- Interview with Additional Education Director of the Vanni region Mr. Pasupathi Ariyaratnam, before the O/L Examination
- Life after resettlement for IDPs at Pullumalai in Batticaloa
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