The Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA) was established in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in April 1997 to serve a membership and has since become a national service provider in the non-profit sector. CHA's field offices are located in 12 districts in the North, South and East in Sri Lanka. In addition its post-

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explo ...

information management centres are located in all affected districts of the

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...

General profile

CHA represents the resources and work of the

humanitarian Humanitarianism is an active belief in the value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans to reduce suffering and improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic, and emotional ...

sector in Sri Lanka. CHA's membership supports and intervenes in the sector across all parts of the country. CHA is served by a Staff of 153 including professionals with managerial and representational authority, headed by Executive Director Jeevan Thiagarajah.

Main objectives

*1. Advocate for

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

human rights and development Development is a human right that belongs to everyone, individually and collectively. Everyone is “entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamenta ...

with specific focus on diversity,

fundamental rights Fundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment. These rights are specifically identified in a constitution, or have been found under due process of law. The United Nations' Sustai ...

and freedom *2. Share the Knowledge and skills particularly in the areas of information gathering, processing and dissemination *3. Facilitate to network the national and international organizations and their resources *4. Assist in post-Tsunami interventions.

References

External links

Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies Website

Human Security Report 2003

Working Group on Relief Monitoring

Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA) continues to support Sphere in Sri Lanka
Humanitarian aid organizations Organizations established in 1997 Non-profit organisations based in Sri Lanka Consortia 1997 establishments in Sri Lanka {{nonprofit-org-stub