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Switzerland will donate USD 7 million towards Sri Lanka’s rebuilding efforts. Swiss Ambassador Bernardino Regazzoni and Finance Ministry Secretary P.B Jayasundera signed a MoU in this regard yesterday. Switzerland will also continue its ongoing reconstruction programme of schools in Matara and Jaffna. According to a Swiss Embassy communiqué these funds will cover the reconstruction and repair of approximately 4000 fully or partially damaged houses in the Trincomalee and Matara districts. All Tsunami affected households outside the restricted area (Buffer Zone) will be provided with phased cash grants to repair or rebuild their houses. The families will manage the construction process, while Switzerland will provide expertise through SDC. Additional cash projects as Cash for Host families, Cash for Rent or Cash for Livelihood will be directly implemented by the SDC experts for cash programmes in the same districts with a total budget of two million USD. Switzerland has already started a school reconstruction programme in Matara, where SDC will reconstruct seven schools. The post-conflict rehabilitation programme in the north of the island, which Switzerland has been running for two years, is being continued.
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