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. Achieve Real Change
2. Amparai District Vipulananda Rehabilitation Organisation
3. Anpu Sahotharar Illam
4. Anpuneri Humanitarian Relief Organization
5. Arobanam Children Fund
6. Assist Resettlement & Renaissance
7. Australian Medical Aid Foundation
8. Australia – Sri Lanka Council
9. Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society
10. Blossom Trust UK
11. Blue Magpie Foundation
12. Brampton Tamil Association
13. Bridge 2 Sri Lanka
14. Bridge of Love Trust
15. Bridging Lanka
16. Building Blocks
17. Canada Sri Lanka Life Development Centre
18. Canadian Tamil Aid
19. Canadian Tamil Community Trust
20. Canadian Tamil Congress (Tamil Canadian Walkathon, Develop North East Conference)
21. Canadian Tamils’ Humanitarian Association
22. Canadian Tamil Medical Association
23. Cancer Aid for North and East Sri Lanka
24. Capokolam
25. Care for Education
26. Carnatic Youth Society of Canada
27. Charity Ball for Hope
28. Children Aid Rehabilitation and Education Program
29. Children’s Hunger Relief Fund – UK
30. Chinmaya Mission Halton Region
31. Chundukli Trust Fund
32. Communities Without Boundaries International
33. Concern Sri Lanka Foundation
34. Co-operative Initiative of Community-based Organisations UK
35. Cooperative Society of the Netherland for Humanitarian Activities
36. Critical Needs Vanni
37. Deutsch-Tamilische Studierende Bochum
38. Diaspora Lanka
39. Diasporic Planner
40. Dr. Sam Education Centre
41. Education Development Forum
42. Educate for Tomorrow
43. Educate Lanka Foundation
44. Eekai
45. European Tamil Health Organization
46. FARS Chanmugam Trust
47. Friends Canada International Relief
48. Friends of Manipay Hospital
49. Future for Jaffna
50. Global Health Knowledge Initiative
51. Glorious Jaffna Foundation
52. Gnanam Foundation
53. Grace Girls’ Home
54. Healing Northern Sri Lanka
55. Hearts for Humanity
56. Helping Hands
57. Helping East Lanka Progress
58. Hope4Child
59. Humedica
60. iEnergy
61. INCOME Canada
62. Ideal Hope
63. Ideas 2 Impact
64. Innovation Ecosystem North East Sri Lanka
65. Institute for Regional Development and Governance
66. International Alert
67. International Friends of Humanity
68. International Medical Health Organization – Canada
69. International Medical Health Organization – USA
70. International Tamil Refugee Assistance Network
71. Jaffna.io
72. Jaffna Central College Old Boys & Old Girls Association – UK
73. Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas Alumni – UK
74. Kalvi Connections
75. Kaluwanchikudy Welfare Association
76. Karai Welfare Society – UK
77. Kilinochchi District People Organisation – UK
78. LankaCorps
79. Laptops for Ladies
80. Lebara Foundation
81. Little Aid
82. Lotus Caring Hands
83. Lotus Children Foundation
84. Loving Mothers
85. Mahalir Illam
86. Manitha Neyam Trust
87. Mannar Welfare Association – UK
88. MedLanka
89. Medical Institute of Tamils
90. Miracle Family Care
91. Mothers2Mothers
92. Muthu Nava Ratna Trust
93. Nainai Manimekalai Welfare Association
94. National Council of Canadian Tamils (Manvaasanai)
95. North East Central Tamil Areas Rehabilitation
96. North-East Emergency Reconstruction Programme
97. Norwegian Tamil Health Organization
98. NOW-WOW
99. Ocean Heart Foundation
100. Organisation for Rehabilitation of the Handicapped – UK
101. Oru Paanai
102. Otthulaippu
103. Palm Roots
104. Palmera Projects
105. Pearl of Hope
106. Pungudutivu Welfare Association – UK
107. Punnakai Foundation
108. Puthiya Velicham
109. Rachel’s Kids
110. Rare Charity
111. Ratnam Foundation
112. Ray of Hope
113. Relief and Rehabilitation Network
114. Resources for Relief
115. Richmond Hill Rotary Club
116. Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club
117. Serendip Children’s Home
118. Share Foundation
119. Shylo Foundation
120. Sivan Arul Illam
121. Sivayogam
122. SJC 87 Initiative
123. SL Volunteers
124. Social Welfare Organization UK
125. Society for the Aid of Community Empowerment
126. South Asian Canadians Humanitarian Association
127. Sri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman (Hindu) Temple Trust
128. Sri Lanka Humanitarian Foundation of Canada
129. Sri Lanka Medical and Dental Association in the UK
130. Sri Lanka Unites
131. St. Patrick’s College Jaffna Alumni Association – UK
132. Standing Committee of Tamil-Speaking People
133. Sunayra Sri Lanka
134. Tamil Aid Charity
135. Tamil Students Initiative
136. Tamil Engineers Foundation
137. Tamil Union of Herts
138. Tea Leaf Trust
139. Team Empower
140. TECH Outreach
141. The Ark
142. The Dust Project
143. The Refugees Rehabilitation Organization Ltd
144. Thenmaradchi Development Association
145. Thiyahie Charitable Trust
146. Uinspire Foundation
147. UK Sri Lanka Trauma Group
148. UK Tamil Students Union
149. Uki
150. Uniterra
151. Uthawi
152. Vanni Aid Canada
153. Vanni Aid Foundation
154. Vanni Hope
155. VAROD Canada
156. Vasantham Vision Trust
157. Vision of Love
158. Visions Global Empowerment
159. Vithu Trust Fund
160. Volunteer Sri Lanka
161. Well-Being Sri Lanka
162. Yarl Aid
163. Youth Empowering Youth