Malteser International Annual Report 2007 - Ordine di Malta

healthcare for more than 40,000 people in
the remote mountain region.
After the severe floods in June 2007,
Malteser International distributed emergency
kits with drinking water cans, water
purification tablets, hygiene articles and
blankets to 1,000 families in Belutchistan
in the south-west of Pakistan. A Pakistani
doctor and a local midwife informed
the population about important hygiene
measures and told the people how to
treat the water so that it is safe to drink.
Another integral part of the educational
campaigns has been the message of the
importance of washing hands to prevent
infectious diseases.
For 2008, Malteser International plans
to reconstruct more health centres and
to implement a disaster preparedness
programme on a local basis.
Sri Lanka
International staff: 20
National staff: 43
Aid for 315,000 people
Malteser International has been
working in Sri Lanka since 2005.
Funding: ADH, Bild hilft e.V. – Ein
Herz für Kinder, Caritas, Cities
of Halberstadt, Regensburg and
Wesseling, FC Bayern Hilfe e.V.,
Foundations RTL and Serendib, IAT/
Rotary Club UK, Osthessen hilft
Südasien, Sudana Rodrigo Sahana
Foundation, ÜWAG, UNICEF, own
resources / private donations
Partners: Arobonam Boys’ Home,
Asian Volunteers, Caritas, CSA, DCA,
ECSAT, GTZ, HFTC, LRWHF, NWSDB,
Sarvodaya, TDDA, UNESCO, Zukunft für
Kinder e.V.
Even three years after the tsunami,
Malteser International continues the
reconstruction work in the districts of
Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota,
Kilinochchi, Trincomalee and Ampara in
the south, east and north of the country.
Katrin Rehfuss
Besides the reconstruction of houses, the
work focuses on projects for safe drinking
water supply, sanitation and educational
campaigns about hygiene (WASH).
In ‘child-friendly’ school projects, the
students, their parents and the teachers are
involved in the planning and construction
of sanitation facilities at the schools. In
another participatory approach, Malteser
International is also building rainwater
harvesting tanks for more than 3,300
families to improve the drinking water
supply during the dry seasons.
Sri Lanka: Drawings from a contest:
Children learn about the correct use of
water and the basic concepts of hygiene.
Sri Lanka: Thanks to the
rainwater harvesting tanks,
the families always have
clean drinking water.
In addition to the construction of
an elementary school for around 400
children, Malteser International supports
the reconstruction of various community
halls that can also be used for trainings and
workshops. In the Southern Province, the
organisation furthermore started a family
reunion project. Parents who, due to their
state of need, had to give their children
to an orphanage receive pedagogical and
material help that enables them to take
their children back home and care for
them.
After heavy torrents in parts of the
country during the winter of 2006/2007,
Malteser International provided emergency
relief. Moreover, the organisation
assists people affected by the lasting
conflicts in the north and east of Sri
Lanka. Through a Sri-Lankan partner
organisation, Malteser International helps
displaced people in camps and supports
the construction of temporary houses in
their home areas.
In 2008, Malteser International will
complete the village reconstruction
projects after the tsunami and the income
generating measures. Furthermore, in
other regions with a precarious drinking
water supply and lack of sanitation, the
organisation supports the people by
making the adequate arrangements to
assist the growing number of people
affected by the conflict.
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