JUSTICE SYSTEM MUST SPEAK TO THE POOR - Consortium of
Humanitarian Agencies Executive Director
Talking about social care in Sri Lanka Jeevan
Thuyagarajah said the Ministry of Social Services is the principal
agency of the government which looks at the whole portfolio of
social services in Sri Lanka. Care and support system must progress
with a focus on people’s well-being and support stay independent for
as long as possible; provide better information to help people make
choices about their care; give people more control over their care;
improve support for carers; improve the quality of care and support;
improve integration of different services are some of the
fundamentals of the what could be social service in future. When we
look into the future it is important to look at new areas of social
services.
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Tamils safer at home than sea
Kilinochchi may not be the Paris end of Sri
Lanka, but it has come a long way since its days as the levelled
terrorist capital of the Tamil Tigers just four years ago. In the
Kilinochchi district, malnutrition has been dramatically reduced, 99
schools have been reopened, 26,000ha of landmines have been cleared,
10,000 homes have been built and 40,000 displaced families have been
resettled.
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