To protect lives and restore dignity of communities affected by cyclone ditwah through timely, inclusive, and coordinated humanitarian assistance

The Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration awarded World Vision Inc. two million dollars on December 9, 2025, under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for South Asia (CFDA 19.523) to protect lives and restore dignity of communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah through timely, inclusive, and coordinated humanitarian assistance. The award is a cost modification to an existing project grant. Work is performed in Sri Lanka with an ultimate completion date of June 8, 2026. The Bureau's humanitarian assistance programming prioritizes access to basic life-sustaining resources in shelter, food supply, nutrition, water supply, sanitation, and public health, designed and evaluated against SPHERE standards and aligned with U.S. policy priorities, security advancement, and local capacity building to reduce dependency on foreign assistance.