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Under the project “Building Resilient Communities through Locally Led Disaster Risk Management Initiatives,” implemented under Asian Disaster Readiness Fund (ADRF) – Pillar I by the Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership (SLPP), field visits were conducted to Dehigahahena and Saputhanthrikanda in the Walasmulla Divisional Secretariat Division from 03rd June to 05th June 2025. The project focuses on […]

As part of the initial activities under ongoing disaster risk reduction and resilience-building efforts, a coordination meeting was held with the Divisional Secretary (DS) of Walasmulla to formally introduce planned interventions and establish institutional collaboration at the divisional level. Under the Asian Disaster Readiness Fund (ADRF) – Pillar I, the Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership (SLPP)

PHINLA partnered with “පිවිතුරු හෙටක්”, a community-focused programme organized by the College of Nursing – Kandana under their Community Health Field Programme, to address pressing waste management challenges in the Kanuwana-Ja Ela area. The programme aimed to promote practical and sustainable solutions to local waste management issues through community and school-based awareness initiatives. Activities included

As part of the GEF-VII project titled “Partnerships and Innovative Financing to Mainstream Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Management in the Wet Climatic Zone of Sri Lanka,” a multi-day field visit and series of Tea Land Clinic programmes were conducted from 11th to 15th December 2025 across selected locations in Kalutara and Ratnapura districts. The project

Since operations began on 28th November, our Janathakshan volunteers, alongside SLPP partners, have supported the DMC 117 Emergency Hotline at a critical moment for the country. We are humbled to share that we have collectively answered 40,000+ emergency requests from affected communities across Sri Lanka. Each call represented a family in distress, and each response

With guidance from the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), SLPP partners, including Janathakshan, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, MAS Capital, Aitken Spence, and several university volunteers, mobilized immediate manpower support to strengthen the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) and the 117 Call Centre. From the evening of 28th November 2025 onwards, volunteers have been working around the clock

Following the extreme weather conditions and the escalating disaster situation across Sri Lanka, Janathakshan immediately convened an emergency meeting to assess ground realities and identify where our support was most urgently needed. As Janathakshan, we organized ourselves to extend support to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). We activated our role within the Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership