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Update 14 thDecember 2009
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The AdoptSriLanka Trust (ASL) was originally set up to assist in tsunami relief by Geoffrey Dobbs, a resident and survivor of the 2004 Asian tsunami. With the initial help of other individuals and expats, his key objective was to assist with rebuilding and rehabilitating local communities on the coastline of Sri Lanka to get their lives back to normal as quickly as possible. Within a month, volunteers from around the world converged on ASL and the project grew from strength to strength. Beyond providing immediate relief, the key focus was to develop projects at the micro level that supplemented the work of charities and NGO's whose focus tended to be at the macro level. ASL set about helping schools, guest houses, the fishing industry, individual livelihoods, housing and also employed a trauma relief team to assist with the psychological fallout of the disaster.
After 5 years, that phase of relief is now over. During 2006 and 2007 ASL slowly wound down the individual relief assistance programs and we have now turned our attention to the long term second phase development of this disaster affected community.
ASL's policy is to normalise our response to the tsunami, that is now 5 years past. By collaborating in a joined up way to other humanitarian NGO's, we are following guidelines that promote self empowerment and self respect. ASL projects are no longer individually assistance driven; instead we focus on projects that serve the community as a whole.
In 2010 we will continue to focus on our four long term projects (See home page). These projects all have been identified in our second phase relief operation as highly deserving and will have direct benefit to deprived communities and children. With every project we undertake ASL works alongside the relevant government departments so as not to duplicate service provision.
We noticed that inland communities and school were being ignored. The world media had focused its attention on coastal devastation but little assistance reached the villages and schools inland where loss of life also occurred along with the financial back lash that was country wide.
Geoffrey Dobbs personally managed the relief effort for a year; his energy has been the driving inspiration behind ASL's incredible success. Geoffrey has now returned to his former work but still oversees the Trust's direction and the current General Manager of AdoptSriLanka is Bec Lyons who has been working for the organisation since 2006.
The AdoptSriLanka Team
Trustees
Geoffrey Dobbs
Sharron Ward
Samantha Tennakoon
Henri Tatham
ASL Staff
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General Manager
Special Projects Coordinator
Accountant
Logistics Officer
TWINS Region 1 Field Officer
TWINS Region 2 Field Officer
TWINS Region 3 Field Officer
TWINS Region 4 Field Officer
TWINS Teacher Trainer |
Bec Lyons
Position Currently Vacant
Sanjaya Witharana
Chamaka Rasintha
Anusha Liyanage
Dulani Champika
Jude Lasantha
Sajeewani Gajaman
Mary Yuille |
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