CoVID-19 Relief Initiatives
The CoronaVirus - an ongoing global pandemic that has impacted all of mankind as we know it.
As of the 21st November 2024, 671,756 confirmed CoVID-19 positive cases and 16,808 CoVID-19 related deaths have been reported in the island nation of Sri Lanka.
To curb the spread of this disease, the Government of Sri Lanka has implemented island wide travel restrictions and work from home protocols, bringing to halt all types of activities and movements in public, and restricting people to the boundaries of their homes. As a result, many vulnerable communities, homeless individuals and under-equipped institutions face hardships on a daily basis.
This web-page aims to provide regular updates on the distribution of dry rations, cooked food parcels, medical supplies, blood donations, and other related relief activities from around the country.
To obtain further information, kindly contact:
- Bro. V. Manoharan (President) | +94 773 147 172 | ([email protected])
- Bro. S. Hari Darshan (Vice President) +94 773 243 519
- Sis. Ramani Gammampila (Secretary) +94 773 830 637
- You may also contact your Centre presidents.
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Phase 02 (2021)
Types of Service |
Activity |
Total Number |
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Provisions for families depended on daily wages affected by current situation |
Dry Ration Provision Distribution to Families |
7,208 Families |
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Daily Cooked Food Distribution |
3,594 |
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Assistance Provided to Government Hospitals
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3ply disposable masks for CoVid-19 Intermediate Treatment Centre Eachchilampattu and Mullaitivu GH |
2,000 |
| Face Shield supply to Mullaitivu GH | 1000 | |
| Drinking Water Bottles | 125 | |
| Water Dispensers | 05 | |
| Installation of the CCTV cameras to monitor the isolation wards at Mannar Hospital | 08 | |
| Parameter Monitor for Dickoya Base Hospital | 01 | |
| Oxygen Cylinders for Nivithigala Hospital in Rathnapura | 15 | |
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Renovation of Oxygen Plant room to meet the demand of storing oxygen cylinders at Mannar Hospital GH |
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| Aluminum partitioning of low risk isolation ward for Pregnant mothers at Mannar Hospital GH | ||
| Construction of separate entrance for isolated pregnant mothers at Mannar Hospital GH | ||
| Built a partition in the maternity ward to separate the covid positive mothers at Mullaitivu GH | ||
| Partitioning of a word to accommodate more Covid patients at Vavuniya General Hospital | ||
Phase 01 (2020)
Types of Service |
Activity |
Total Number |
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Provisions for families depended on daily wages affected by current situation |
Dry Ration Provision Distribution to Families in 86 villages |
5,010 families |
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Cooked Food Distribution in and around Colombo and Eastern region |
1,819 |
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Assistance Provided to Government Hospitals |
3ply disposable masks for Jaffna, Mullaitivu & Killinochchi hospitals |
2,500 |
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Infrared Thermometers distributed to Jaffna, Mullaithevu, Killinochi hospital |
15 |
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PPE distribution (Coverall suits) to Homagama (Colombo) base hospital |
250 |
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Half Shoe Distribution to Infectious Diseases Hospital, Colombo |
50 Pairs |
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Medical |
Blood Donation Camps (4) |
125 |
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The Northern region had conducted a preventive program in adopted villages. (Innpacholai, Selvapuram & Bharathipuram ) |
100 Families |
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SSSIO Sri Lanka Northern Region Activity.
Phase 02 ( 2021) - Dry Ration Distribution
Date Area No.of Packs Distributed 31.03.2021 Bharathi Puram village 50 25.05.2021 Point Pedro 28 31.05.2021 Kaithady, Mariyamaan village(J/110) 03 02.06.2021 Around Jaffna 10 04.06.2021 Annaikootai, Kaakaithevu, Alaveedy, Kokuvil 48 05.06.2021 Chankanai 06 05.06.2021 J/154. J/139, Kayts
115 05.06.2021 Kondavil 15 07.06.2021 Thavady 14 11.06.2021 Chankanai 04 13.06.2021 Around Jaffna 30 15.06.2021 Point pedro 35 16.06.2021 Inpachchoolai 42 18.06.2021 Special need peoples who lives in (Bharathi puram, kopay, Mavidapuram, Kondavil, vasavilaan) 30 20.06.2021 Ponnamaa and Mariyamma Villages 30 21.06.2021 Vattukottai 46 21.06.2021 Araly 51 22.06.2021 Thavdy 19 22.06.2021 Point Pedro 35 23.06.2021 Manipay 71 23.06.2021 Mahsiyapiddy 84 24.06.2021 Araly 108 22.08.2021 Point Pedro 11 25.08.2021 Point Pedro 10 05-09-2021 Katkovalam 10 05-09-2021 Point Pedro 19 06-09-2021 Manthikai 13 07-09-2021 Point Pedro 47 09-09-2021 Jaffna 18 15-09-2021 Manthikai & Katokovalam 30 18-09-2021 Point Pedro & Nelliyadi 52 19-09-2021 Chunnakam 86 23-09-2021 Polikandy 9 25-09-2021 Point Pedro 15 26-09-2021 Karavetti 249 30-09-2021 Chunnakam 51 01-10-2021 Kalviyangkadu 26 03-10-2021 Karaveddy 302 17-10-2021 Polikandy 11 17-10-2021 Aalvaai 51 19-10-2021 Jaffna 11 22-10-2021 Navatkuli 25 24-10-2021 Bharathipuram 25 29-10-2021 Kantharmadam 10 30-10-2021 Welimada 20 31-10-2021 Point Pedro 77 31-10-2021 Aalvai 79 Total 2131 Fruits packs Distribution
Date Place No.of Packs Distributed 01.06.2021 Vattukoddai Covid 19 Isolation Unit 131 01.06.2021 Jaffna Teaching hospital Covid 19 Isolation Unit 80 11.06.2021 Vattukoddai Covid 19 Isolation Unit
175 12.06.2021 Thellipali base hospital Covid 19 Isolation Unit 25 Total 411 Cooked Food Distribution in and around Jaffna 268 Phase 01 ( 2020)
Awareness program on Covid 19
The Northern region had conducted a preventive program in the villages that have been adopted under the Sathya Sai Village Integrated Program (SSVIP) on 18th and 19th March 2020.
Dry Ration Distribution
Villages Number of Families Inpacholai 39 Chulipuram 14 J/220 – Alaveddy west division 10 Selvapuram 50 J/170 – Ponnalai division 24 J/244 – Suthanthirapuram vayavillan 60 J/114 - Thirunelvelly division 51 J/265 – Urumpirai south 58 J/015 - Velanai 40 J/225 – Kollankaladdy Valikamam North. Tellippalai division 75 J/110- Thirunelvely west Nallur 30 J/309 – Kaithady Nunavil Thenmaradchchi division 38 J/016 – Velanai East division 54 J/017 - Velanai 50 J/110 Thirunelveelly 27 J/161 Araly Centre 74 J/164 Araly North 25 Katkovalam 22 Point pedro 09 Total 750 
Blood Donation Service
The blood bank of Jaffna had reported a severe shortage of blood reserves. Therefore, the northern regional committee of Sri Sathya Sai International Organisation took the initiative to organise mobile blood banks with the help of relevant SSIOs and had conducted three donation camps as mentioned below.
1. 9th April 2020 at the Jaffna Sai centre
2. 16th April 2020 at the Chankanai Sai centre
3. 30th April 2020 at the Chunnakam Sai centre
4. 14th May 2020 at the Kondavil Sai centreA total of 64 donors had helped contribute to this need.
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SSSIO Sri Lanka Western and Southern Region Activity.
Phase 02 ( 2021)
Date Area No.of Packs Distributed Daily (from 25th May) In and around Colombo 3308 21-06-21 Galle 18 Total 3326 Dry Ration Distribution 29-05-21 Roxywathe 153 29-05-21 Gampaha 30 01-06-21 Nazeerwathe/Mattakuliya 90 02-06-21 Roxywathe 100 05-06-21 Gampaha 10 05-06-21 Tankiyawatta 50 14-06-21 Modara (Kimbulwela, BokuWatha) 225 16-06-21 Gampaha 50 17-06-21 Parakumba Place 196 21-06-21 Galle 50 24.06.21 Colombo areas 102 04-07-21 Bandaragama 5 09-08-21 Galle 14 19-08-21 Matar 50 27-08-21 Gampaha 100 14-09-2021 Gampaha 39 19-10-2021 Tissamaharama 30 Total 1294 
Phase 01 ( 2020) - Dry Ration Distribution.
Date Places No.of Packs Distributed Phase 01 3/21/2020 Mattakuliya 27 4/7/2020 Moratuwa 1st phase 70 4/7/2020 Thotalanga 20 4/7/2020 Athidiya 10 Phase 01 Total packs Distributed 127 Phase 02 4/10/2020 Kirulapone 39 4/10/2020 Mathegoda 38 4/10/2020 Thotalanga 13 4/13/2020 Dematagoda 11 4/13/2020 Moratuwa 30 4/16/2020 Rajagiriya 21 4/16/2020 Wellawatte 48 Phase 02 Total packs Distributed 200 Phase 03 4/23/20 Mattakuliya Farm 23 4/24/20 Wellawatte 104 4/25/20 Mattakuliya 10th watte 31 4/25/20 Obeyasekarapura 30 4/26/20 Elders home 01 Phase 03 Total packs Distributed 189 Phase 04 04/06/20 Kurunagala 25 04/16/20 Bentota 48 04/28/20 Wellawatha 03 05/05/20 Moratuwa 01 05/06/20 Galle 32 Phase 04 Total packs Distributed 109 Phase 05 05/10/20 Wellawatte 31 05/21/20 Galle 85 Phase 05 Total packs Distributed 116 Phase 06 11/09/20 Ranjan Wijeratnapura 70 11/09/20 Vihara Road 15 11/09/20 Wellawatte 15 Phase 06 Total packs Distributed 100 Phase 07 12/10/20 Lakmuthu Sevana 15 Total Packs Distributed 856 
Serving the Narayans (Food Distribution)
Young Adults of the Sathya Sai Center – Colombo found out that the people who live on the street do not get at least a meal for a day due to the curfew. Hence, the YAs decided to prepare food at home and distributed it to the needy people since 03-04-20 to 10-05-20. On average 30 parcels are distributed every day and 364 parcels were distributed on Aradhana Maotsavam (24-04-2020). This brings up a total of 1,544 food parcels.
Half Shoe distribution for IDH
Sathya Sai Center - Colombo was able to assist with the provision of half shoes to doctors working at one of the main hospitals treating the Covid-19 patients on 19th March 2020.
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SSSIO Sri Lanka North Central Region Activity.
Phase 02 ( 2021 ) - Dry Ration Distribution.
Date Place No. of Packs Distributed 23.05.2021 Trincomalee town 50 25.05.2021 Poothanvayal 65 26.05.2021 Kokkulai 77 27.05.2021 Maritimepattu DS Division 98 27.05.2021 Vattapalai 20 28.05.2021 Maritimepattu DS Division 130 29.05.2021 Maritimepattu DS Division 122 30.05.2021 Maritimepattu DS Division 108 02.06.2021 Uppootral Village 60 02.06.2021 Seenanveli Village 40 12.06.2021 Malayalapuram village 124 15.06.2021 Ponnagar Village 132 17.06.2021 Oddusuddan G.S division 94 17.06.2021 Sambukkulam 100 20.06.2021 Rasenthiramkulam and Kanthapuram 160 25-06-2021 Tharmapuram East & West 150 14-06-21 Selvanagar 81 02-07-2021 Manthai East DS Division 250 06-07-2021 Manthai East DS Division 250 09-07-2021 Parisankulam village 20 26-07-2021 Killinochchi 150 24-08-2021 Killinochchi 69 Total 2350 
Phase 01 ( 2020) - Dry Ration Distribution.
Date Place No. of Packs Distributed 25.03.2020 Uruthirapuram 35 28.03.2020 Selvanagar 75 29.03.2020 Punnaineeravi 14 01.04.2020 Poomalarnthan 100 01.04.2020 Mannar 7 06.04.2020 Vattapalai 21 06.04.2020 Kepapilavu 4 09.04.2020 Putharikuda 29 09.04.2020 Mulliyawalai Center 40 09.04.2020 Mulliyawalai South 27 09.04.2020 Mulliyawalai East 39 09.04.2020 Mamoolai 30 09.04.2020 Kanukerni West 22 09.04.2020 Thanneroottu East 28 09.04.2020 Arasamurippukulam 50 09.04.2020 Poonavarasankulam 5 09.04.2020 Vavuniya 2 12.04.2020 Vattappalai 28 12.04.2020 Keppapilavu 16 12.04.2020 Ampalavanpokkanai 20 13.04.2020 Silawaththai 51 13.04.2020 Silawaththai South 20 14.04.2020 Kanukerni West 12 14.04.2020 Hijrapuram 8 14.04.2020 Kallappadu North 12 14.04.2020 Mulliyawalai North 5 14.04.2020 Neeravippiddi West 3 15.04.2020 selvanagar 50 15.04.2020 Rathinapuram 30 16.04.2020 Barathipuram 41 16.04.2020 Veppankulam 1 16.04.2020 Thavasikulam 61 04.07.2020 Uppooral 64 04.07.2020 Seenanveli 36 15.08.2020 Uppooral 64 15.08.2020 Seenanveli 36 Total 1116 
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SSSIO Sri Lanka Central Region Activity.
Phase 02 ( 2021) - Dry Ration Distribution
Date Area Number of Families 22-05-2021 Thalawakelwe 120 03-06-2021 Diyatalawa
26 09-06-2021 Yatiyantota
55 12-06-2021 Kandakettiya
147 22-06-2021 Thalawakele
138 27-06-2021 Napier
Estate127 06-07-2021 Walapane
20 28-08-2021 Kothmale Division
39 03-09-2021 Kandy
45 03-09-2021 Kandaketiya
111 08-09-2021 Talawakkelle
28 11-09-2021 Hatton
125 17-09-2021 Kandakettiya
38 16-10-2021 Walapone
17 20-10-2021 Talawakelle
147 Total 1183 
Phase 01 ( 2020) - Dry Ration Distribution
Area Number of Families Phase 01 Badulla 35 Bandarawela 5 Hatton 70 Talawakale 72 Panvila 65 Nawalapitya 01 Sengadagala Kandy 70 Hatton 92 Total 410 
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SSSIO Sri Lanka Eastern Region Activity.
Phase 02 (2021) Dry Ration Distribution
Date Place No.of Packs Distributed 06/06/2021 Kalimadu 65 08/06/2021 New Valathapitty 60 07/08/2021 Akkaraipattu 125 Total 250 
Phase 01 (2020) Dry Ration Distribution
Adopted villages Number of Families 4th Colony 80 Nerupuram 60 Sri vallipuram 65 Thandiyadi 80 Kalimadu 70 Karadiyankulam 65 Pavakodichchenai 80 Mavilanthurai 125 Vadamunai 106 Uthchenai 166 Muruthanai 99 Accuranai 74 Miniminithaveli 79 Total 1149 
Narayana Seva (Food Distribution)
A special Narayana Seva was carried out by Thambiluvil Centre in view of Aradhana Mahotsavam (24-04-2020). 275 food parcels were distributed in Nerupuram and Sri Vallipuram (SSVIP Adopted)villages.
