Sri Lanka Crisis
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Images of relief work being carried out by MH:
Massively underreported, the conflict in Sri Lanka have left a shocking death toll and over 70,000 civilians trapped in the middle of the war zone.
What We're Doing
During any time of conflict, carrying out relief work is usually unpredictable and trying. Sri Lanka has been no exception as the current instability has meant many other relief organisations have been forced to leave the area and those who have remained are tightly monitored.
Manik Farm is one area housing over 500 displaced families with precious few resources and dilapidated living conditions and oversubscribed welfare centres.
Immediately recognising the urgent need for sanitation and drink, Muslim Hands provided five large water tanks to take care of these needs and a total of 500 families benefitted from access to water, but also the distribution of food packs containing staples of the local diet to hungry families.
With large areas being converted into make-shift refuge areas, the most basic needs are for food, shelter and providing health facilities and ensuring some standard of education continues. Many families have been split apart from one another and the state of the impact this has had on children has meant emergency trauma counselling has been arranged.
Working with local welfare centres, Muslim Hands Sri Lanka is distributing vital aid to a refugee camp for 4000 internally displaced people. Despite difficult terrain and treacherous driving conditions, MH Sri Lanka also distributed 500 food packs which each feed a family for 3 weeks.
Muslim Hands has allocated an inital sum to assist victims of the comflict. However much work remains to be carried out and Muslim Hands is making a commitment to continue helping those affected. Please donate generously and ensure this vital work continues.
Vinayaka Moorthy comes from a family of seven who mainly relied on agriculture as their source of income. When war broke out 6 months ago however, the whole family had to uproot themselves from their native Kilinochchi to Mullaithivu. When war inevitably reached Mullaithivu, there were few options available as conflict-free land had become scarce.
With mortar fire as an unwelcome backdrop, Vinayaka made a U-turn from Nachchikuda, Mulliyavalai, Iranaimadu, and Omathai to Vavuniya Tamil Maha Vidyalayam.
Whilst undergoing the hardship and insecurity of this displacement, one of the members of Vinayaka's household died and another went missing. This meant Vinayaka's family shrunk to 5 as those remaining made their way to Manik Farm in an effort to find a secure place to settle.
Vinayaka reflects on her experience saying:
“MH Sri Lanka has done a wonderful job when it comes to providing quick and effective relief for our communities here. We received food packs to keep us secure for the next three weeks.
“MH not only gave food packs but solved our drinking water problems. We were supplied cooked food in the previous camp but here we are independent and cooking our own meals because of the water facility installed by Muslim Hands.
“We are leading a life with the label of 'refugee' and we do not know for how long we will have to stay. This is the journey of a refugee in his own country.”
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