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• Upcoming Events for July 2011
  Created: Tuesday, 28 June 2011 00:00
  45 houses built in the Trincomalee District and 80 houses built in the Mannar District under the Caritas IDP Resettlement program will be handed over to beneficiaries in the Nallur village, Muthur on 8th July and in Parappankandal on 15th July, respecti...
  
  
  
• Rev. Fr. Alfred Alexander called to Eternal Rest
  Created: Thursday, 23 June 2011 12:06
  We regret to announce the passing away of Rev. Fr. Alfred Alexander SSS, a member of the Peace Task Force of Caritas Sri Lanka SEDEC and a former member of the Catholic National Commission for Justice, Peace and Human Development. He died in Australia on ...
  
  
  
• Firefighting training for SEDEC staff
  Created: Saturday, 18 June 2011 10:36
  An awareness on the use of basic firefighting equipment in emergency situations ( " first-aid firefighting") was given to Caritas Sri Lanka staff on 20th May at the SEDEC premises by a team of experienced trainers. The program included practical demonstr...
  
  
  
• Child rights awareness for prison officials
  Created: Wednesday, 15 June 2011 21:44
  A two-day workshop aimed at creating awareness on child rights among prison officials was launched on 9th June 2011at Vishva Niketan International Peace Centre in Moratuwa under the Caritas Child Protection Program (CPP). Speaking at the inauguration cer...
  
  
  
• Caritas Live-In Session for psychosocial workers
  Created: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 14:17
  A group of 40 psychosocial workers from  9 Dioceses attended a  Live-In Session arranged recently by the Psychosocial Unit of Caritas Sri Lanka SEDEC from 26th to 31st May 2011.Dr. Sivathas, Psychiatrist and Mental Health Unit Coordinator  ...
  
  
  
• Microfinance training by Caritas
  Created: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 14:14
  A series of 3-day training workshops on microfinance were conducted by Caritas Sri Lanka during the past few months for groups of Diocesan staff who implement micro credit schemes for the empowerment of  the poor, especially the marginalised  ru...
  
  
  
• Caritas discussion on Draft Pension Bill
  Created: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 14:01
  A public discussion on the proposed Employees Pension Benefits Fund Bill was held on 13th May 2011 at the SEDEC Auditorium, chaired by Rev.Fr. George Sigamoney, National Director ,Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC. ...
  
  
  
• Housing for war affected families in the East
  Created: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 13:48
  A total of 135 houses built for war and tsunami victim families in Poonahari DS Division of Kilinochchi District and  Allaipiddy village in Jaffna District were handed over to the beneficiaries on 29th and 30th April respectively in the presence of t...
  
  
  
• Caritas humanitarian work active in the North
  Created: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 13:26
  A total of 135 houses built for war and tsunami victim families in Poonahari DS Division of Kilinochchi District and Allaipiddy village in Jaffna District were handed over to the beneficiaries on 29th and 30th April respectively in the presence of the Bis...
  
  
  
• Diocese of Galle gets new Bishop
  Created: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 13:12
  Monsignor Raymond Wickremasinghe, currently Professor of Moral Theology in the National Seminary, Ampitiya has been appointed Bishop of Galle by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 27th May 2011. The Bishop Elect was born in 1962 and was ordained priest...