SRI LANKA
PROJECT
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total population 21.5 million (2021)
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26 years of civil war from 1983 to 2009
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as many as 100,000 deaths during the war
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2004 Boxing Day Tsunami killed approx. 35,000 people Sri Lankans
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March 2019, 269 people were killed by a group of suicide bombers
WAR, TSUNAMI AND
TERROR BOMBINGS
Since 1983, Sri Lanka has endured civil war, a catastrophic tsunami and a devastating terrorist attack. The combined death toll from these tragic events is close to 136,000.
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With fewer than 20 training psychologist in the nation, victims of trauma are unlikely to receive significant mental health care and most will never access trauma counselling.
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In 2019 we undertook trauma research in Sri Lanka, with participation by 1000 people, through in-person and digital questionnaires. This work was aimed at those touched by the Easter Sunday Bombings of 2019 and those still suffering from the Civil War and Tsunami.
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Our Planted for Purpose Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Course is now being used to bring hope and restoration to the people of Sri Lanka.
YEAR TO DATE - SRI LANKA SNAP SHOT
