Report: COVID-19 Emergency Food Relief | District, . I2C Apps

COVID-19 Emergency Food Relief

Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka.

Sponsored By: I2C Apps (Integrate2Cloud Apps)

Implemented By: North & East Economic Development (NEED) Centre

Food Relief Distribution Dates: April 28, 30 & May 4, 2020

Final Report Date: May 11, 2020

Background

COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense hardship for everyone globally. People in Sri Lanka, particularly the war affected regions of the Northern and Eastern , faces challenges due to the continued lockdown. These regions are the highest unemployment recorded in the country for many years.

The Sri Lankan government has imposed a complete island wide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The lock down in Sri Lanka which began on March 20th with almost continues curfew has now lasted for more than a month.

The daily wage earner families have been impacted the most without any income for several weeks now. They have been struggling for their basic food needs and some are in the brink of starvation.

Funding

The I2C Apps donated CAD $6000 to the North and East Economic Development (NEED) Centre to support 560 vulnerable families with COVID-19 food relief in the East of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Rupees LKR 809,830.20 was deposited in the NEED Centre bank account at the exchange rate of 1 CAD = LKR 135.36.

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Batticaloa District

The district’s total population is 608,003 (Dec 2018) –438,211(72.08%)

Land area is 2 854Sq. km. It has fourteen (14) DS divisions, namely Manmunai North, , KoralaiPattu North, KoralaiPattu Central, KoralaiPattu West, KoralaiPattu, KoralaiPattu South, EravurPattu, Town, Manmunai West, ManmunaiPattu, Manmunai South West, PorathivuPattu, Manmunai South and EruviPattu

Disabled Women–2,767 Women Headed families –31,302 Number of persons getting Government Assistance in Batticaloa District – 28,810 Source: Statistical Handbook – Eastern Province - 2018

Batticaloa District vulnerability to Poverty ratio is 15.3 %, estimated at 93,024 people. Source: GMPI Bulletin – August 2019

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Beneficiary Family Identification, Food Supplies and the Distribution of Food Relief in the Batticaloa District

Beneficiary families have been carefully identified with the help of District Secretary and Grama Niladari (village Officer).

A total of 560 families in the Batticaloa district from Maavandimunmari, Kachakodi, Maavandimunmari villages in Manumai South west (Pattipalai) DS Division, Saalambanchenai, Sinnakaalapottamadu, Kannankuda villages in Manmunai west (Vavunatheevu) DS Division, Kaakachivettai, Vellaveli villages in Poratheevupattu DS Division, and Naasivantheevu village in Koralai pattu (Vaalaichenai) DS Division received the food relief packages. Each with total value of Sri Lankan Rupees 1297 per package. Each food package contained the following items 5kg of rice, 3kg of wheat flour, 1 kg of sugar, 2 packs of soya meat, two bars of soap, and tin fish can.

DS Division Village Number of Date of Distribution Beneficiaries Kulivinamadu 51 April 28, 2020 Manumai South Kachakodi 84 April 28, 2020 west (Pattipalai) Maavandimunmari 65 April 28 & 30, 2020 Saalambanchenai 51 April 30, 2020 Manmunai west Sinnakaalapottamadu 66 April 30, 2020 (Vavunatheevu) Kannankuda 33 April 30, 2020 Kaakachivettai 81 May 4, 2020 Poratheevupattu Vellaveli (Differently 79 May 4, 2020 Abled) Koralai pattu Naasivantheevu 50 May 4, 2020 (Vaalaichenai) Total 560

Budget / Cost

Food Supplies and Packing Cost for 560 families (LKR 1297 x 560) = 726,320

Transport, Fuel, Banner and Volunteers = LKR 44,481.46

NEED Centre Admin Fee = 39,028.74

Total Cost for I2C Apps distribution for 560 families LKR 809,830.20

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Photos of food packages and distribution - Kannankuda

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Photos of food packages and distribution - Sinnakaalapottamadu

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கால னாெசத ந ெத ஞால மாண ெப. - jpUf;Fws; 102 A timely benefit, -though thing of little worth, The gift itself, -in excellence transcends the earth. - Thirukural 102

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