Australian support for rural Sri Lankan communities

COLOMBO: The Acting Australian High Commissioner, Dr. Matthew Hyndes, presented funds worth over Rs. 4 million to five local organisations under the High Commission’s Direct Aid Programme (DAP) in a ceremony held on April 11, states an Australian High Commission press release.

Speaking at the occasion Dr. Hyndes emphasised that “the Direct Aid Programme aims to support local organizations to carry out projects that produce immediate benefits to communities in all parts of Sri Lanka.”

In this funding round, Dr. Hyndes presented funds to Eastern Relief and Rehabilitation Organisation in Ampara in order for it to build 25 toilets and three wells; the Centre for Handicapped in Kandy for the provision of 52 artificial limbs; the ‘Diriya’ Women’s Development Society in Anuradhapura for the construction of four wells; the Uva Farmers’ Development Foundation in support of income generation projects; and the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama for the construction of a visiting accommodation centre to enable youth from around Sri Lanka to participate in sports activities in strengthening cross cultural involvement.