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NPC is working through its 16 District Inter Religious Committees (DIRCs) to implement a Covid-19 relief programme providing dry rations to those hardest hit by the prevailing curfew and the inability to earn daily wages to feed their families. Each district has been allocated Rs. 100,000 for this purpose to supply Rs. 2,000 worth of rations to each family.

Members of the Weligama Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) supplied 100 packs of dry rations to ten needy families in the area.

Master trainers under NPC’s project Technical Assistance to Justice Institutions in Sri Lanka working in 10 districts across the country are collaborating with government officials to fight the spread of Covid-19 using the strong network they have built with among NGOs and the private sector within the district.

Three solidarity visits were held in Kurunagala, Hambantota and Polonnaruwa under NPC’s project Actively Countering Extremism supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).

The Human Rights First Aid Centre in Gampaha (HRFAC) has initiated a special complaint receiving mechanism for people to raise their concerns arising from the Covid-19 crisis and the ensuing curfew.

Several members of Addalachenai Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) have joined forces to design an emergency response and disaster management plan that can be implemented to deal with the Covid 19 crisis that is gripping the country.

Members of the National Peace Council’s District Inter Religious Committees (DIRCs) across the country have been reaching out to disadvantaged people in their areas who are unable to access essential supplies due to lack of funds and availability caused by the Covid-19 crisis and the ensuing curfew.

Disadvantaged people of all religions and ethnicities received 2,000 parcels of dry rations and daily essentials from the Periyamulla Grand Mosque Trustee Committee and the Negombo Merchant's Association to assist them during the Covid 19 crisis that is gripping the country.

The National Peace Council’s Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) members in Weligama have taken swift action to deal with the Covid 19 virus crisis at the local level.

Members of the National Peace Council’s Local Inter Religious Committees (LIRCs) across the country have been reaching out to disadvantaged people in their areas who are unable to access essential supplies due to lack of funds and availability.

මේ ඉන්නේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික සාම මණ්ඩලය පිහිට වූ බේරුවල ප්‍රාදේශීය අන්තර් ආගමික කමිටුවේ තවත් ක්‍රියාකාරී සාමාජිකයෙක්. ඔහු නමින් චන්ද්‍රලාල්. ප්‍රදේශයේ ක්‍රියාකාරී සිවිල් සංවිධාන නියෝජිතයෙක්.

මේ ඔහුව ඇගයීමක් !

මෙතුමා උවයින්. බේරුවල අය මෙතුමට කතා කරන්නේ උවයින් හාජියාර් කියලා. අපිට මෙතුමා මුනගැහෙන්නේ බේරුවල ප්‍රාදේශීය අන්තර් ආගමික කමිටුවේ සිටින ක්‍රියාකාරී සාමාජිකයෙක් විදියට. මෙතුමා කලුතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ දහම් පාසල් බලමණ්ඩලයේ සභාපති විදියට කටයුතු කරනවා.

A two day training workshop on conflict sensitivity and conflict analysis was conducted under NPC’s project Religions to Reconcile: Strengthening Inter-Religious People-to-People Community Engagement for Reconciliation and Social Cohesion in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka, which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. government’s development agency.

A two day workshop on Training the Trainers (TOT) on pluralism and conflict management for 39 master trainers was held under NPC’s project Technical Assistance to Justice Institutions in Sri Lanka supported by the US State Department. The partner is Legal Action Worldwide (LAW).

Canadian High Commissioner David Mckinnon and US Ambassador Alaina Teplitz paid separate visits to the Matara District Inter Religious Committee (DIRC) and the Puttalam DIRC to learn about their work.

Three new Local Inter Religious Committees (LIRCs) were established in Kuliyapitiya, Batticaloa and Panduwasnuwara under NPC’s project Collective Engagement for Religious Coexistence (CERF).