Caritas Sri Lanka-SEDEC is the social arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka and is affiliated to Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations present in 200 countries and territories.
Our national centre is located in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital city. Our vision is radiated to the far corners of the island through 12 Diocesan Centres. Caritas Sri Lanka-SEDEC is also the national secretariat of the National Catholic Commission for Justice Peace and Human Development.
Upcoming Events - May 2012
- 2nd and 3rd May – Regional Analysis on Reconciliation - Central Region
(Kandy, Badulla, Ratnapura and Galle Diocesan Centres) - 9th and 10th May – Regional Analysis on Reconciliation (North and East Region)
(Jaffna, Mannar, Vanni, Trincomalee and Batticaloa Diocesan Centres) - 16th and 18th May – Training workshop on “Reporting and Documentation Utilizing Audio
Visual Equipments” to be held at SEDEC Auditorium. Around 30
participants from the Diocesan Centres as well as from the National
Centre will attend this programme. The trainer will be Mr. Samantha
Pathirathna, Director – PASS Research and Consultancy (Pvt. ) Ltd. - 17th and 18th May – Regional Analysis on Reconciliation – Western Region
(Colombo, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura and Chilaw Diocesan Centres
Last Updated (Thursday, 10 May 2012 21:37)
Presentation of Community and Family Based Disaster Preparedness (CFDP) Manuals
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:52 | 
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Each of the thirteen Caritas Diocesan Centres was recently presented with three sets of CFDP Manuals for the use of Diocesan Directors, Project Managers, Field Staff and Government officials. The presentation took place at the 4-day CBDP Workshop held in Hambantota from 24th to 27th April 2012.
“FUTURE GENERATIONS MUST BE ENCOURAGED AND TAUGHT TO SAVE THE EARTH”
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:45 | |
“Simple lack of knowledge is also a cause for Global warming”, said Rev.Fr. George Sigamoney, National Director of Caritas Sri Lanka SEDEC in his keynote address at the Awareness Session on “Global Warming and Climate Change Adaptation” held on 24th April 2012 at the Caritas SED Gale Auditorium in Galle.
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARITAS KURUENGALA
Thursday, 10 May 2012 22:26 | |
Janasetha Caritas Kurunegala celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its founding (1987) on 19th April 2012.
Workshop on Community Based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP)
Monday, 07 May 2012 14:01 | |
As a move in the direction of building community resilience and self-reliance in the face of disaster, the CBDP signifies a shift from relief to preparedness or from disaster response to disaster mitigation.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS CALL FOR STOP OF ABDUCTIONS
Monday, 23 April 2012 21:14 | |
His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith the Archbishop of Colombo and Venerable Ittapane Dhammalankara Anunayake Thera the Secretary General of the Congress of Religions have called upon all those who are responsible and the general citizenry to ensure that abductions and disappearances are stopped forthwith.
EASTER MESSAGE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS ' CONFERENCE
Saturday, 21 April 2012 16:42 | |
Once again we celebrate the most central fact of the Christian Faith: The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus. It is the Lord’s Passover, his glorious transition from death to life and it is so crucial for our Christian existence. St. Paul affirms that “if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain” (1 Corinthians 15: 14) and that “we know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him” (Romans 6: 9). Let us join with the universal Church and rejoice in the Lord and thank the Lord for our unique gift of faith in the Risen Saviour.
