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Sri Lanka flood appeal

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Sri Lanka’s worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on 27 November, 2025, triggering catastrophic flooding and landslides. Across all 25 districts, more than 1.58 million people have been affected.

232,752 people have been displaced into safe centres, and 41,329 homes have been damaged or destroyed. Transport networks, including major rail lines, have been severely disrupted, and livelihoods in tea, poultry, and agriculture have suffered major losses. 

The scale of impact is overwhelming, and many of the most vulnerable households are falling through the gaps of the national response. The Church of Ceylon is stepping in to support exactly these communities and we’re partnering with them.

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Why Partner with the Church of Ceylon?

The Church has a long, trusted presence across Sri Lanka.
Its rapid mobilisation is grounded in strong parish networks, youth volunteers, and the Boards of Social Responsibility in both dioceses. Its current response is shaped by 16 parish-level field assessments, already undertaken despite landslide risks and severely damaged roads.
The Church is prioritising the most marginalised: landless households, migrant workers, and people who have lost identity documents and cannot access state support.  This is a principled, community-centred response that does not discriminate by faith or ethnicity. Fewer than 40 percent of those helped will be Anglican, reflecting the Church’s long-held commitment to serve the whole population.
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Phase 1 Response

For the first 90 days, the church focused on reaching families with life-saving and life-restoring support.
  1. Multi-Purpose Cash Grants to support 4,764 households targeted across 20 districts. A one-off grant of LKR 5,500 will help families meet immediate needs including food, sanitation, and essential household items. Cash assistance builds dignity, reduces logistics costs, and stimulates local markets.
  2. Housing Repair & Livelihood Recovery to support 900 marginalised families. This will focus on low-income plantation families and smallholder agricultural workers whose homes, tools, or income sources have been destroyed.
  3. Community & Household Clean-Ups. Church youth networks are mobilising regional teams to help families clear mud, debris, and contaminated items. This includes well-cleaning operations, disinfecting water sources, and ensuring safe living conditions.
  4. Water Support. Installation or repair of water tanks, pumps, and well reconstruction in high-impact locations to re-establish access to safe water.
  5. Psychosocial Support supporting at least 9,600 people across both dioceses. Clergy, trained lay leaders, and diocesan teams will provide psychological first aid and ongoing emotional care, essential for communities facing trauma and loss. 
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Latest Updates

Updates on Sri Lanka Flood Response
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FAQ

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Yes! Because this appeal is being run by AWA (our aid and development branch), donations are eligible for tax credits. You will receive an automated email from us containing your tax credit receipt. This will be from "Anglican World Aid". Please check your spam/junk filter to ensure it hasn't been lost there.
We do not exclude help based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or political affiliation. Our focus is only the humanitarian imperative.
We act primarily as a mobiliser of resources and funds. Through partnerships with other development and aid agencies in New Zealand, as well as the Anglican Church, we are able to mobilise physical resources like food, water and tools to where they are needed. We also mobilise the church to give financially to all those in need, and use these funds to purchase required items.

Funds for this appeal are being utilised by the Church in Ceylon, with consultation, input and partnership from the international Anglican Alliance (of which Anglican Missions is a key participant).
We will keep you updated about the outcomes of the projects through our newsletter and articles on our website. Make sure you sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with the progress of this appeal.

We're committed to stringent project reporting, which we will publish on our website.

Donate to the Sri Lanka flood appeal today.

Choose “Sri Lanka” from the drop down menu on the donation screen.

If you would like to donate by bank transfer, please use the following:

Account Name: Anglican Missions Board
Account Number: 02-0585-0001796-00
Reference: SRI LANKA

Note: for a tax receipt for bank account donation, please email your name/parish and donation amount to sharon@anglicanmissions.org.nz.

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