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Sri Lanka Tsunami – Generous Hand

Faced with a staggering US$ 1 bn reconstruction bill, Sri Lankan government is floating a diaspora fund, to reach out expatriates willing to help out in rebuilding the tsunami stricken Southern and Eastern coastal belts.
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Faced with a staggering US$ 1 bn reconstruction bill, Sri Lankan government is floating a diaspora fund, to reach out expatriates willing to help out in rebuilding the tsunami stricken Southern and Eastern coastal belts. Managed by the government, the Fund will focus on reconstruction and humanitarian work, a top government official said Friday.

Thanks to the advent of electronic media, people the world over are currently on a daily diet of tragic tales following Sunday’s searing images of suffering and grief.

Besides traditional humanitarian organizations, several private companies, non-governmental organizations, charities and trade chambers are finding an instantaneous way like the Internet to reach out to potential donors who want to help out tsunami victims.

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