Community Resilience in Managing Rainwater ~ Awareness in Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee
APAD-SL convened a meeting in Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee on “Community Resilience in Managing Rainwater” under the guidance of the Chairman of the Kuchchaveli Pradeshiya Sabha, Mr. A. S. Sajith. Members from local government authorities, private sector and individuals participated in the discussion which focused
Basic First Aid for Community Members – Oddusudan
A-PAD Sri Lanka conducted First Aid trainings to the communities of Oddusudan DS, Mullaitivu District. Live demonstrations and hands-on training were carried out in order for them to be better prepared. In Preparation for
Citra Innovation Lab Launches “ShaRe Hub” Platform
The first phase of the ShaRe Hub platform was released for use by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) on Friday 10th August at the Citra Social Innovation Lab in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Representatives of key partner organizations, including UN agencies, International NGOs and
A-PAD Founders Meet to Strategize
Founders of A-PAD met in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia on 5th and 6th of August 2018 to review progress since its inception. A-PAD was launched on 23 October 2012 at the Asia Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in Indonesia. The founders representing
A-PAD in response as Super Typhoon “Maria” creates havoc across South-Western Japan
Heavy rainfall brought about by the onset of typhoon Maria on July 3rd 2018 has now escalated to torrential downpours across the southwestern region of Japan unleashing widespread floods and landslides that have left 190 dead, 70 missing, up to 8 million evacuated