Our primary mission after the tsunami was clearly defined: Homeopathic treatment of trauma cases and of the problems arising from the refugee camp life. It was our goal to attend to the wishes of the people. As guests coming from a wealthier country, we try to offer ideas and impulses, but we wish not to be in any way obtrusive.

Alas, our plans of turning the project from acute disaster relief to a “self-help” education project, as our organization strives for in long term, are negated by the resurgence of civil war. Due to security reasons, we must end our work on the east coast in October 2006. Nevertheless, we succeed in making new contacts in the times to come.

Because of these new contacts we do not teach homeopathy ourselves in Sri Lanka, but instead we support local initiatives for the development of homeopathy in the country. Depending on the project our support ranges from advice, mediation of contacts, to start-up financing and complete coverage of training costs.

From the Sri Lankan side, we were asked to help with the following tasks:

1. Having homeopathy seminars for experienced homeopaths with German colleagues in Peraliya Community Health Center. The emphasis is on mutual professional exchange.

2. Promote and support a new educational series, aimed at practicing homeopaths of the east coast with as yet little technical training. Lecturer is Dr. De Zoysa, our experienced Sri Lankan colleague. The courses take place independently of HOG. HOG is involved in the establishment of contacts, communication, and financial support of the courses, until they are fully established.

3. HOG will support the improvement of medical care in remote regions. Here we aim at layman training for basic first aid homeopathic treatment in the villages. Sri Lankan colleagues will carry out this training, which will be organized by our long-standing local partner Sewalanka Foundation along with our technical and financial support.

4. Homeopathic medicines are now imported from a single Sri Lankan private pharmacy in India, are often stored improperly and may often be of inferior quality, so they do not work reliably. At the request of the Ministry of Indigenous Medicine HOG will act as facilitator between Sri Lankan homeopaths and Mr. Müntz of the Remedia company, Austria. The aim is an adequate supply of homeopathic medicines available everywhere in the country.

5. As yet, there exists no broad homeopathic education in Sri Lanka. Through counseling and placement of personnel and financial contacts, we support the country to start their own homeopathy colleges.