Sri Lanka

Through the relief & development arm (ADT), provided dry ration packs to 1,800 families.
Through Mission Commission and Youth Wing, supported over 200 pastors and Christian families in immediate needs with assistance and dry rations.
ADT is currently is carrying out its work in 3 phases: a) Emergency b) Recovery c) Sustainable Development.

Provided churches with a COVID-19 Response Guidelines Toolkit.
Provided guidance to Regional Pastors’ Fellowship on response to the pandemic through webinars.
Provided scholarships to pastors’ children.
Created a booklet on laws governing the COVID-19 situation that is shared on social media platforms to raise public awareness.

Launched a Digital Citizenship Toolkit for youth in lockdown to promote responsible online behaviour. [https://www.minormatters.org/storage/app/uploads/public/5e9/837/496/5e9837496f1cb686056029.pdf]
Social media campaigns promoting awareness and correct understanding of COVID-19.
The NCEASL is currently documenting online hate against vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Collaborated with professional counselling groups providing support on mental health to vulnerable communities across the country.
Conducted webinars and digital discussion forums are being conducted with youth leaders in the districts.
Youth wing reached over 25,000 people via its social media platforms providing encouragements and carrying out campaign on mental health.

The NCEASL mobilised interfaith leaders on a health campaign, to dispel fake news, myths and educate their respective faith communities on how to respond to COVID-19.
A booklet is to be launched on the role of faith leaders in combating COVID-19.

Mobilised prayer for the nation and worldwide situation of the pandemic through national church networks and prayer groups.

Continue relief work for vulnerable communities affected and assist those impacted through recovery stage interventions and engaging in sustainable development initiatives to affected communities.
Providing 5,000 Christian families with seeds and seedlings to equip the Christian families, churches in the recovery stage.
Webinars and digital forums for youth on digital citizenship.
Surveying the impact of COVID-19 on youth in Sri Lanka.
Launch a policy document detailing the outdated quarantine laws in use during this pandemic period in our country and provide recommendations to policy makers for a positive change.

The church in Sri Lanka to be resilient and know how to respond to this pandemic as we look for a period of recovery.
Leaders in the government that they will be granted wisdom to take the right decisions leading the country move past the economic hurdles coming our way.
The democratic situation in the country. Most of the decisions being taken by the current administration do not have a legal basis. We pray that we will be able to navigate this period of uncertainty as we look towards the elections that are planned next month.