Lifeline daily radio show #140 (31 July 2009)
Just under 1,500 IDPs will be returned to the Eastern Province next week and an extra 10,000 IDPs in Vavuniya, Jaffna
andTrincomalee will receive cooked meals from CARITAS thanks to extra funds sent by the Pope. Today’s drama deals
with the duty of Sri Lankans to keep their environment clean and tidy.
- 1445 Vavuniya IDPs to resettle in the East next week
- Pope funds meals for Vanni IDPs
- Our Radio Drama deals with the duty of every Sri Lankan to keep their environment clean
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Life line daily radio show #139 (30 July 2009)
Nearly Rs. 203 million has been allocated to resettle 2200 families in Karachi DS division Killinochchi. A child care centre in Zone 4 of Manik Farm is ready to house 400 unaccompanied children while the SOS organisation helps find their families. Meanwhile, around 3,000 students from Vavuniya, Mannar, Jaffna, Killinochchi and Mullaitivu participated in a joint Sinhala and Tamil peace building program yesterday. And there are five companies working to reconstruct a stretch of 11kilometers of road ahead of the Madhu festival.
- Almost Rs203 million allocated to resettle 2,200 families in Killinochchi*
- Child care center established in Manik Farm Zone 4
- 20 schools take part in peace building program
- Reconstructing the road to Madhu shrine
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Lifeline daily radio show #138 (29 July 2009)
Mullaitivu resettlement and development program has been allocated a budget of nearly Rs. 300 million for road development, schools, child care, social development, reconstruction and welfare. Welioya IDPs to be resettled before August 31 in Kalyanipura, Morawewa and Gajabapura areas. In Mannar, 130 children were released to Mannar Children’s home and 440 more children will be reunited soon. The Madhu festival will begin on August 6 with the expected participation of more than 100,000 people.
- Millions allocated for the development and resettlement of Mullaitivu
- Welioya IDPs going home by end of August
- 130 orphans released to Mannar Children’s home
- More than 100,000 pilgrims to participate in Madhu festival
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Lifeline daily radio show #137 (28 July 2009)
IDPs are searching for their missing family members and the government is gathering information to help with the reunification process before resettlement. The USA government is providing US$8 million to support the return, recovery and resumption of normal life for IDPs. In the meantime, 3000 IDPs in Jaffna Mirusuvil, Kodihamam, Kaithadi and Ramavil will be provided with temporary shelters, medical, water and basic facilities by IOM.
- Reuniting Jaffna IDPs
- US provides US$8 million for return of IDPs
- Funds to resume livelihood of Musali fishermen
- Temporary shelter, hygiene, water and toilet facilities for Jaffna IDPs
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Lifeline print supplement #75 (26 July 2009)
These are the main stories on this week program…
- WFP continues to provide food relief to Vavuniya
- Rehabilitation of displaced children in the camps
- Interview With Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahindha Samarasinghe: “Agreement had been reached that India would be sending from expert as well as personal to work side by side with the Sri Lankan Army.”
- Radio Drama “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal):(“Sugam tharum Suththam”) (“Health and cleanliness”) talks about the importance of keeping clean the camps.
Lifeline print supplement #74 (19 July 2009)
These are the main stories on this week program…
- Resettling Eastern IDPs
- IDP children to be reunited with families
- 22 artificial limbs, 3 wheel chairs, 4 tricycles and walking sticks to disabled IDPs
- Interview with Mullaitivu GA Imelda Sukumar: “The resettlement process won’t commence until complete demining process.”
- Radio Drama “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal):(“Ungal Kadamai”) (“Your Duty”) talks about the importance of keeping camps clean.
Lifeline print supplement #73 (12 July 2009)
These are the main stories on this week program…
- 180 days resettlement plan and development activities
- How to prevent malaria among IDPs
- Rebuilding Yal Devi railway track
- Rehabilitation activities for IDP children by Sarvodhaya and Vavuniya SHADE
- Interview with the Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha: “Colombo teachers help prepare IDP students for exams”
- Radio Drama: “Your stories” (Ungal Kathaikal): (“Nulambum manithanum”) (“Mosquitoes and human”) talks about the impacts of Dengue in camps.
Lifeline daily radio show #136 (27 July 2009)
More than 6,000 IDPs are able to vote in the local election in the North and the Election Commission has informed that the postal voting will be conducted today and tomorrow. HelpAge is conducting mobile medical clinics for IDPs in Ramanathan and Arunachalam camps and daily 50 to 100 receives regular eye checkups and other general checkups. In the meantime rubbish collection and hygiene promotions programs has helped to reduce and control diarrhea in camps.
- Northern election on August 8
- Elderly IDPs getting regular eye tests and medical check-ups
- Rubbish collection helps to control diarrhea
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Lifeline daily radio show #133 (24 July 2009)
The government is making arrangements for a daily bus service from Jaffna to Colombo and Colombo to Jaffna. In the meantime, 2,495 resettled IDPs in Musali, Mannar explain how they are rebuilding their lives as 348 families from Puttalam and 94 families from Nannatan, Mannar plan to visit Musali to clear the area for their future resettlement. This week’s drama focuses on the reunification of families in two camps in Pulmoodai.
- Daily bus services between Jaffna and Colombo will “reunite two communities”
- Life begins again for former IDPs in Musali
- Drama: Reunification of families who are living separately in different camps
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Lifeline daily radio show #132 (23 July 2009)
The Mullaitivu Government Agent and officials visited Thunukkai to assess the damage in the area and have reported that, apart from a few public buildings, most buildings are intact. In the East, almost 90% of IDPs have been resettled and the remainder, from Eralaikulam, Batticaloa and Trincomalee, are to be resettled soon in areas close to their own land. In the meantime the postal service in Pulmoodai helps the families and friends to communicate between the two camps and outside.
In the relief villages in Vavuniya, five Ayurvedic centers have been established to treat patients, daily.
- Mullaitivu GA assesses the damage in Thunukkai area
- Resettlement in Trincomalee and Batticaloa
- Postal service in Pulmoodai to bridge the communication gap
- Ayurvedic centers in relief villages in Vavuniya
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