When Sri Lanka and its inhabitants were hit by the tsunami disaster in December 2004, two Palatine citizens, Juliane Rieder and Daniel Haken, spent their holidays on the spot. Shaken by what they experienced after this catastrophe and by what they had observed with the relief efforts of well-known aid organizations, they decided to found their own small non-profit organization and to manage their own help together with a local friend, living in Sri Lanka. Since May 2005 they are now with “Help for Sri Lanka e.V.” tirelessly active. Their motto is: Small actions are more important than big intentions!
Further information is available directly from Juliane Rieder via e-mail to: jurieder@aol.com