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
Drought – A Slow Onset Disaster on the Rise
Drought – The Silently Growing Disaster Over the past few years, Sri Lanka has been subjected to recurrent disasters and whilst the months of April and May have become recognized for torrential rains and flooding that affects the Southern and Western provinces of
Disaster Risk Reduction Training for School Children in Jaffna
The Jaffna district is one that is prone to severe lightning, floods as well drought. In order to make a resilient community educating school children that are the next generation is of utmost importance; therefore A-PAD Sri Lanka conducted several disaster risk reduction
V-Force for DRR
Gammadda, an initiative of Sirasa media of The Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd, harnessed the youth in volunteerism. A series of Disaster Risk Reduction activities have been organized through the Gammadda program in protecting the environment and national heritage sites of Sri Lanka. A-PAD
Disaster Risk Reduction and First Aid training program for school scouting students- Badulla District
Over the past few years as the inclement weather conditions have caused landslides and floods, disaster management has been at the top of the priority list in the scouting program. With this in mind, the Badulla district school scouting officers requested for training