Private Sector Partners with A-PAD in Disaster Preparedness
A-PAD jointly with The Capital Maharaja Organization would like to thank: Sri Lanka Life Saving (SLLS) John Keells Holdings Pvt Ltd Cinnamon Bey Beruwala Alliance Finance Pvt Ltd Nations Trust Bank The volunteer teams also distributed educational material to the communities and also engaging
FACE THE NATION-LIVE TV TALK SHOW
The Capital Maharaja Organization hosted key government and private sector stakeholders to a live TV panel discussion – Face the Nation, on 23 April 2018 to discuss the country’s overall preparedness levels in the event of repetitive floods and landslides as 2016/17. The
USNS Mercy with A-PAD SL on a Mission to Make a Difference “PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2018”
The US Navy’s Military Sealift Command-operated hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived in the US 7 th Fleet area of operations to serve as a platform for exercise Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). The vessel arrived to Sri Lanka on the 25 th of April
Humanitarian Agencies & Private Sector in Disaster Preparedness
A meeting was held with the cooperation of the private sector to discuss about message dissemination with regard to monsoon floods. A-PAD Sri Lanka was more focused on providing guidelines to private sector business of how to be resilient from floods. The initial
Orientation In Psychological First Aid In Disasters
A-PAD Sri Lanka partnered with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), in introducing Psychological First Aid (PFA) to the Search & Rescue Team as well as Private and I/ NGO sector members. The importance being reiterated on how PFA can be applied during disasters,