GSK's endeavour- transitional shelters for flood victims

One hundred and forty nine farmer families in the Polonnaruwa District are being helped under a new community project of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to make a transition to better housing after their homes were damaged or destroyed in the floods in December 2010.

The pharmaceuticals and vaccines company has provided Rs. 4.5 million to 'Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka' to build 'transitional shelters' comprising a superstructure and roof, that will enable these families to live in and complete their homes before the next monsoon.

With these funds presented by, GSK's President- Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific, Abbas Hussain, Habitat for Humanity is working with beneficiaries of the project to build 149 houses in eight areas of the Polonnaruwa District, Singhapura, Aselapura, Welikanda, Senapura, Manampitiya, Sevanapitiya, Wijebhapura and Damminna.