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.

1. Abuse Never Becomes Us
2. Achieve Real Change
3. Anpuneri Humanitarian Relief Organization
4. Australian Medical Aid Foundation
5. Australia – Sri Lanka Council
6. Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society
7. Blossom Trust UK
8. Blue Magpie Foundation
9. Brampton Tamil Association
10. Bridge 2 Sri Lanka
11. Bridging Lanka
12. Building Blocks
13. Canada Sri Lanka Life Development Centre
14. Canadian Tamil Aid
15. Canadian Tamil Community Trust
16. Canadian Tamil Congress (Tamil Canadian Walkathon, Develop North East Conference)
17. Canadian Tamils’ Humanitarian Association
18. Canadian Tamil Medical Association
19. Cancer Aid for North and East Sri Lanka
20. Capokolam
21. Care for Education
22. Carnatic Youth Society of Canada
23. Charity Ball for Hope
24. Children Aid Rehabilitation and Education Program
25. Children’s Hunger Relief Fund – UK
26. Chinmaya Mission Halton Region
27. Communities Without Boundaries International
28. Co-operative Initiative of Community-based Organisations UK
29. Cooperative Society of the Netherland for Humanitarian Activities
30. Critical Needs Vanni
31. Diaspora Lanka
32. Diasporic Planner
33. Educate for Tomorrow
34. Educate Lanka Foundation
35. Eekai
36. European Tamil Health Organization
37. Friends Canada International Relief
38. Future for Jaffna
39. Glorious Jaffna Foundation
40. Gnanam Foundation
41. Grace Girls’ Home
42. Healing Northern Sri Lanka
43. Hearts for Humanity
44. Helping Hands
45. Hope4Child
46. Humedica
47. iEnergy
48. INCOME Canada
49. Ideal Hope
50. Ideas 2 Impact
51. Innovation Ecosystem North East Sri Lanka
52. Institute for Regional Development and Governance
53. International Alert
54. International Medical Health Organization – Canada
55. International Medical Health Organization – USA
56. International Tamil Refugee Assistance Network
57. Jaffna.io
58. Kalvi Connections
59. Kilinochchi District People Organisation – UK
60. LankaCorps
61. Laptops for Ladies
62. Lebara Foundation
63. Lotus Caring Hands
64. Lotus Children Foundation
65. Loving Mothers
66. Mahalir Illam
67. Manitha Neyam Trust
68. MedLanka
69. Medical Institute of Tamils
70. Miracle Family Care
71. Mothers2Mothers
72. Muthu Nava Ratna Trust
73. National Council of Canadian Tamils (Manvaasanai)
74. North East Central Tamil Areas Rehabilitation
75. Norwegian Tamil Health Organization
76. NOW-WOW
77. Oru Paanai
78. Otthulaippu
79. Palm Roots
80. Palmera Projects
81. Puthiya Velicham
82. Rachel’s Kids
83. Ray of Hope
84. Relief and Rehabilitation Network
85. Richmond Hill Rotary Club
86. Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club
87. Serendip Children’s Home
88. Sivan Arul Illam
89. SJC 87 Initiative
90. SL Volunteers
91. Social Welfare Organization UK
92. Society for the Aid of Community Empowerment
93. South Asian Canadians Humanitarian Association
94. Sri Lanka Humanitarian Foundation of Canada
95. Sri Lanka Medical and Dental Association in the UK
96. Sri Lanka Unites
97. Standing Committee of Tamil-Speaking People
98. Sunayra Sri Lanka
99. Tamil Aid Charity
100. Tamil Students Initiative
101. Tamil Engineers Foundation
102. Team Empower
103. TECH Outreach
104. The Ark
105. The Dust Project
106. Thenmaradchi Development Association
107. Thiyahie Charitable Trust
108. Uinspire Foundation
109. UK Tamil Students Union
110. Uki
111. Uniterra
112. Uthawi
113. Vanni Aid Canada
114. Vanni Aid Foundation
115. Vanni Hope
116. VAROD Canada
117. Vasantham Vision Trust
118. Visions Global Empowerment
119. Volunteer Sri Lanka
120. Youth Empowering Youth