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
- 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
- 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
- Anpuneri Humanitarian Relief Organization
- Australian Medical Aid Foundation
- Australia – Sri Lanka Council
- Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society
- Blue Magpie Foundation
- Brampton Tamil Association
- Bridge 2 Sri Lanka
- Bridging Lanka
- Canada Sri Lanka Life Development Centre
- Canadian Tamil Aid
- 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
- 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
- Communities Without Boundaries International
- Co-operative Initiative of Community-based Organisations UK
- Cooperative Society of the Netherland for Humanitarian Activities
- Diaspora Lanka
- Diasporic Planner
- Educate for Tomorrow
- Educate Lanka Foundation
- Eekai
- European Tamil Health Organization
- Friends Canada International Relief
- Future for Jaffna
- Glorious Jaffna Foundation
- Gnanam Foundation
- Grace Girls’ Home
- Healing Northern Sri Lanka
- Hearts for Humanity
- Hope4Child
- Humedica
- 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
- Kalvi Connections
- Kilinochchi District People Organisation – UK
- LankaCorps
- Laptops for Ladies
- Lebara Foundation
- Lotus Children Foundation
- Loving Mothers
- Mahalir Illam
- Manitha Neyam Trust
- Medical Institute of Tamils
- Miracle Family Care
- Mothers2Mothers
- Muthu Nava Ratna Trust
- National Council of Canadian Tamils (Manvaasanai)
- North East Central Tamil Areas Rehabilitation
- Norwegian Tamil Health Organization
- NOW-WOW
- Oru Paanai
- Otthulaippu
- Palm Roots
- Palmera Projects
- Rachel’s Kids
- Ray of Hope
- Relief and Rehabilitation Network
- Richmond Hill Rotary Club
- Serendip Children’s Home
- Sivan Arul Illam
- SJC 87 Initiative
- SL Volunteers
- Social Welfare Organization UK
- Society for the Aid of Community Empowerment
- South Asian Canadians Humanitarian Association
- Sri Lanka Humanitarian Foundation of Canada
- Sri Lanka Medical and Dental Association in the UK
- Sri Lanka Unites
- Sunayra Sri Lanka
- Tamil Students Initiative
- Tamil Engineers Foundation
- Team Empower
- TECH Outreach
- The Ark
- Thenmaradchi Development Association
- Thiyahie Charitable Trust
- Uki
- Uniterra
- Uthawi
- Vanni Aid Canada
- Vanni Aid Foundation
- Vanni Hope
- VAROD Canada
- Vasantham Vision Trust
- Visions Global Empowerment
- Youth Empowering Youth
