In the wake of the devastating Cyclone Ditwa, which struck Sri Lanka in late November and December 2025, FISD successfully completed a large-scale emergency relief operation across seven of the island’s most affected districts. The cyclone triggered catastrophic rainfall, floods, and landslides, displacing thousands of families and crippling access to essential services. In response, FISD, with financial backing from FORUT, Family for Every Child, the Lak Saviya Foundation, and individual donors, launched a humanitarian initiative to restore safety, dignity, and normalcy for the most vulnerable.
Targeting the districts of Badulla, Kandy, Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, Monaragala, Hambantota, and Colombo, the intervention prioritized families with children, women-headed households, and those with acute social and economic vulnerabilities. Working through government coordination mechanisms, FISD conducted rapid needs assessments to ensure equitable and transparent distribution of aid. Relief items were carefully tailored to meet urgent field-level needs. Dignity Packs included sanitary pads, toiletries, underwear, Dettol, and laundry soap. Emergency Relief Packs contained bedsheets, sarongs, bras, under-skirts, and towels. School Packs provided bags, exercise books, geometry tools, lunch boxes, and water bottles. Dry ration kits supplied rice, dhal, coconut oil, tinned fish, spices, sugar, and milk powder. Kitchenware items such as saucepans, coconut scrapers, buckets, and cutlery were distributed, along with hygiene and bedding items, including mosquito nets and mattresses.
FISD extends its sincere gratitude to FORUT, Family for Every Child, the Lak Saviya Foundation, and all individual donors for their generous contributions and continued trust. Their support played a crucial role in enabling a swift and effective response to Sri Lanka’s worst cyclone disaster in recent years. FISD remains committed to supporting affected communities as they transition from emergency relief to long-term recovery and resilience-building.