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Thursday, 13 December 2007 |
An estimated 10,500 families were displaced from their homes in Mutur, Thoppur and Palathoppur in the Trincomalee district in the eastern province of Sri Lanka due to the longstanding internal conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Having returned home after living in welfare centres, these Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were in dire need of humanitarian aid and assistance.
Distribution of Hygiene Kits
On the 10th of October 2006, MERCY Malaysia worked in partnership with The Muslin Foundation for Culture and Development to distribute hygiene kits to 1,020 IDPs in Thoppur. The selection of families was made vased ont he urgency of their needs and the vulnerability of the family. For example, families with more than five members as well as families with orphans and widows, were given priority.
MERCY Malaysia remained in Sri Lanka until the 22nd of October 2006, to assist with the distribution of the hygiene kits.
Gramodaya Health Centre
MERCY Malaysia also commenced reconstruction of health centres in Vinayakaputam and Addalachenai in the Ampara district.
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