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The first ever Children’s Provincial Council in Sri Lanka was established in Southern Province on 1^st of October, on the World Children’s Day. 55 children representing the community and children’s homes of three districts of Southern province contributed as the members of the Children’s Council. The term of this Children’s Provincial Council will end on 1^st of October 2015 and new members will be appointed for the new term.

Save the Children with The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is implementing an assistance programme for Sri Lankans affected by recent drought. With WFP, Save the Children in Mullathivu and Vavuniya districts is distributingfood vouchers and cash assistance to vulnerable families to enable them to obtain the food required to meet their daily energy levels.

One month ago, landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains woke 16-year-old Roshika in the night. Along with her sister Srimali, 15, she fled her home and sought refuge with her family in a temporary shelter.  Life as she knew it was disrupted. The school materials she needed to prepare for important examinations were destroyed.

Save the Children Sri Lanka team celebrated the Founder’s Day on 19^th May, 2014 in Kitulampitiya, Galle. The day commemorated the founding of Save the Children by Eglantyn Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton on 19^th May, 1919 in order to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.