Aid to Udappu

27 July 2006

Udappu is a fishing village located in the Puttalam district, 30 Km away from Chilaw town. Around 1300 families live in this village, most of them are Tamils displaced from the North and the East in the 90s.

47 families have been displaced from Thambalahamam, Parathipuram and Kanthala areas in the Trincomalee District because of the continuous killings and violence since April.
“We just left all of our belongings at our house. We live a very different life here without any basic facilities. We are cannot even provide food for our children” said a pregnant woman.

ADT distributed dry food rations to the families in Udappu. Each pack contained food sufficient for 1 week per family. Bed linnen was also distributed. School bags with books and gift boxes were given to 75 children.