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 Children Foundation
64. Loving Mothers
65. Mahalir Illam
66. Manitha Neyam Trust
67. MedLanka
68. Medical Institute of Tamils
69. Miracle Family Care
70. Mothers2Mothers
71. Muthu Nava Ratna Trust
72. National Council of Canadian Tamils (Manvaasanai)
73. North East Central Tamil Areas Rehabilitation
74. Norwegian Tamil Health Organization
75. NOW-WOW
76. Oru Paanai
77. Otthulaippu
78. Palm Roots
79. Palmera Projects
80. Puthiya Velicham
81. Rachel’s Kids
82. Ray of Hope
83. Relief and Rehabilitation Network
84. Richmond Hill Rotary Club
85. Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club
86. Serendip Children’s Home
87. Sivan Arul Illam
88. SJC 87 Initiative
89. SL Volunteers
90. Social Welfare Organization UK
91. Society for the Aid of Community Empowerment
92. South Asian Canadians Humanitarian Association
93. Sri Lanka Humanitarian Foundation of Canada
94. Sri Lanka Medical and Dental Association in the UK
95. Sri Lanka Unites
96. Standing Committee of Tamil-Speaking People
97. Sunayra Sri Lanka
98. Tamil Aid Charity
99. Tamil Students Initiative
100. Tamil Engineers Foundation
101. Team Empower
102. TECH Outreach
103. The Ark
104. The Dust Project
105. Thenmaradchi Development Association
106. Thiyahie Charitable Trust
107. Uinspire Foundation
108. UK Tamil Students Union
109. Uki
110. Uniterra
111. Uthawi
112. Vanni Aid Canada
113. Vanni Aid Foundation
114. Vanni Hope
115. VAROD Canada
116. Vasantham Vision Trust
117. Visions Global Empowerment
118. Volunteer Sri Lanka
119. Youth Empowering Youth