This section offers a few sources to serve as a starting point for those interested in learning more about Sri Lanka and the practical aspects of volunteering there.
These resources are not meant to be exhaustive and we encourage all applicants to conduct their own research before deciding whether or not to apply for one of the current opportunities.
TRAVEL
Before Departure
- Government of Canada – Travel Advisory for Sri Lanka
- Registration of Canadians Abroad
- Sri Lanka: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
- BBC News – Sri Lanka Country Profile
- UNdata – Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization System
- Visiting Sri Lanka?
Upon Arrival
- High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and Maldives
- German Embassy Colombo
- Lonely Planet Guide – Sri Lanka
- Trip Advisor – Sri Lanka
- Experience Travel Sri Lanka
DIASPORA HUB
There are also a number of other diaspora initiatives that may be of interest to anyone looking to engage in Sri Lanka through the lens of sustainable community development.
The links below are provided for informational purposes only and not as endorsement.
- Abuse Never Becomes Us
- Achieve Real Change
- Amparai District Vipulananda Rehabilitation Organisation
- Anpu Sahotharar Illam
- Anpuneri Humanitarian Relief Organization
- Arobanam Children Fund
- Assist Resettlement & Renaissance
- Australian Medical Aid Foundation
- Australia – Sri Lanka Council
- Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society
- Blossom Trust UK
- Blue Magpie Foundation
- Brampton Tamil Association
- Bridge 2 Sri Lanka
- Bridge of Love Trust
- Bridging Lanka
- Building Blocks
- Canada Sri Lanka Life Development Centre
- Canadian Tamil Aid
- Canadian Tamil Community Trust
- Canadian Tamil Congress (Tamil Canadian Walkathon, Develop North East Conference)
- Canadian Tamils’ Humanitarian Association
- Canadian Tamil Medical Association
- Cancer Aid for North and East Sri Lanka
- Capokolam
- Care for Education
- Carnatic Youth Society of Canada
- Charity Ball for Hope
- Children Aid Rehabilitation and Education Program
- Children’s Hunger Relief Fund – UK
- Chinmaya Mission Halton Region
- Chundukli Trust Fund
- Communities Without Boundaries International
- Concern Sri Lanka Foundation
- Co-operative Initiative of Community-based Organisations UK
- Cooperative Society of the Netherland for Humanitarian Activities
- Critical Needs Vanni
- Deutsch-Tamilische Studierende Bochum
- Diaspora Lanka
- Diasporic Planner
- Dr. Sam Education Centre
- Education Development Forum
- Educate for Tomorrow
- Educate Lanka Foundation
- Eekai
- European Tamil Health Organization
- FARS Chanmugam Trust
- Friends Canada International Relief
- Friends of Manipay Hospital
- Future for Jaffna
- Global Health Knowledge Initiative
- Glorious Jaffna Foundation
- Gnanam Foundation
- Grace Girls’ Home
- Healing Northern Sri Lanka
- Hearts for Humanity
- Helping Hands
- Helping East Lanka Progress
- Hope4Child
- Humedica
- iEnergy
- INCOME Canada
- Ideal Hope
- Ideas 2 Impact
- Innovation Ecosystem North East Sri Lanka
- Institute for Regional Development and Governance
- International Alert
- International Medical Health Organization – Canada
- International Medical Health Organization – USA
- International Tamil Refugee Assistance Network
- Jaffna.io
- Jaffna Central College Old Boys & Old Girls Association – UK
- Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas Alumni – UK
- Kalvi Connections
- Kaluwanchikudy Welfare Association
- Karai Welfare Society – UK
- Kilinochchi District People Organisation – UK
- LankaCorps
- Laptops for Ladies
- Lebara Foundation
- Little Aid
- Lotus Caring Hands
- Lotus Children Foundation
- Loving Mothers
- Mahalir Illam
- Manitha Neyam Trust
- Mannar Welfare Association – UK
- MedLanka
- Medical Institute of Tamils
- Miracle Family Care
- Mothers2Mothers
- Muthu Nava Ratna Trust
- Nainai Manimekalai Welfare Association
- National Council of Canadian Tamils (Manvaasanai)
- North East Central Tamil Areas Rehabilitation
- North-East Emergency Reconstruction Programme
- Norwegian Tamil Health Organization
- NOW-WOW
- Ocean Heart Foundation
- Organisation for Rehabilitation of the Handicapped – UK
- Oru Paanai
- Otthulaippu
- Palm Roots
- Palmera Projects
- Pearl of Hope
- Pungudutivu Welfare Association – UK
- Punnakai Foundation
- Puthiya Velicham
- Rachel’s Kids
- Rare Charity
- Ratnam Foundation
- Ray of Hope
- Relief and Rehabilitation Network
- Resources for Relief
- Richmond Hill Rotary Club
- Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club
- Serendip Children’s Home
- Share Foundation
- Shylo Foundation
- Sivan Arul Illam
- Sivayogam
- SJC 87 Initiative
- SL Volunteers
- Social Welfare Organization UK
- Society for the Aid of Community Empowerment
- South Asian Canadians Humanitarian Association
- Sri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman (Hindu) Temple Trust
- Sri Lanka Humanitarian Foundation of Canada
- Sri Lanka Medical and Dental Association in the UK
- Sri Lanka Unites
- St. Patrick’s College Jaffna Alumni Association – UK
- Standing Committee of Tamil-Speaking People
- Sunayra Sri Lanka
- Tamil Aid Charity
- Tamil Students Initiative
- Tamil Engineers Foundation
- Tamil Union of Herts
- Tea Leaf Trust
- Team Empower
- TECH Outreach
- The Ark
- The Dust Project
- The Refugees Rehabilitation Organization Ltd
- Thenmaradchi Development Association
- Thiyahie Charitable Trust
- Uinspire Foundation
- UK Sri Lanka Trauma Group
- UK Tamil Students Union
- Uki
- Uniterra
- Uthawi
- Vanni Aid Canada
- Vanni Aid Foundation
- Vanni Hope
- VAROD Canada
- Vasantham Vision Trust
- Vision of Love
- Visions Global Empowerment
- Vithu Trust Fund
- Volunteer Sri Lanka
- Well-Being Sri Lanka
- Yarl Aid
- Youth Empowering Youth
