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. Deutsch-Tamilische Studierende Bochum
32. Diaspora Lanka
33. Diasporic Planner
34. Education Development Forum
35. Educate for Tomorrow
36. Educate Lanka Foundation
37. Eekai
38. European Tamil Health Organization
39. Friends Canada International Relief
40. Future for Jaffna
41. Glorious Jaffna Foundation
42. Gnanam Foundation
43. Grace Girls’ Home
44. Healing Northern Sri Lanka
45. Hearts for Humanity
46. Helping Hands
47. Hope4Child
48. Humedica
49. iEnergy
50. INCOME Canada
51. Ideal Hope
52. Ideas 2 Impact
53. Innovation Ecosystem North East Sri Lanka
54. Institute for Regional Development and Governance
55. International Alert
56. International Medical Health Organization – Canada
57. International Medical Health Organization – USA
58. International Tamil Refugee Assistance Network
59. Jaffna.io
60. Kalvi Connections
61. Karai Welfare Society – UK
62. Kilinochchi District People Organisation – UK
63. LankaCorps
64. Laptops for Ladies
65. Lebara Foundation
66. Lotus Caring Hands
67. Lotus Children Foundation
68. Loving Mothers
69. Mahalir Illam
70. Manitha Neyam Trust
71. MedLanka
72. Medical Institute of Tamils
73. Miracle Family Care
74. Mothers2Mothers
75. Muthu Nava Ratna Trust
76. National Council of Canadian Tamils (Manvaasanai)
77. North East Central Tamil Areas Rehabilitation
78. North-East Emergency Reconstruction Programme
79. Norwegian Tamil Health Organization
80. NOW-WOW
81. Oru Paanai
82. Otthulaippu
83. Palm Roots
84. Palmera Projects
85. Punnakai Foundation
86. Puthiya Velicham
87. Rachel’s Kids
88. Ratnam Foundation
89. Ray of Hope
90. Relief and Rehabilitation Network
91. Richmond Hill Rotary Club
92. Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club
93. Serendip Children’s Home
94. Shylo Foundation
95. Sivan Arul Illam
96. SJC 87 Initiative
97. SL Volunteers
98. Social Welfare Organization UK
99. Society for the Aid of Community Empowerment
100. South Asian Canadians Humanitarian Association
101. Sri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman (Hindu) Temple Trust
102. Sri Lanka Humanitarian Foundation of Canada
103. Sri Lanka Medical and Dental Association in the UK
104. Sri Lanka Unites
105. Standing Committee of Tamil-Speaking People
106. Sunayra Sri Lanka
107. Tamil Aid Charity
108. Tamil Students Initiative
109. Tamil Engineers Foundation
110. Tamil Union of Herts
111. Team Empower
112. TECH Outreach
113. The Ark
114. The Dust Project
115. The Refugees Rehabilitation Organization Ltd
116. Thenmaradchi Development Association
117. Thiyahie Charitable Trust
118. Uinspire Foundation
119. UK Sri Lanka Trauma Group
120. UK Tamil Students Union
121. Uki
122. Uniterra
123. Uthawi
124. Vanni Aid Canada
125. Vanni Aid Foundation
126. Vanni Hope
127. VAROD Canada
128. Vasantham Vision Trust
129. Visions Global Empowerment
130. Volunteer Sri Lanka
131. Youth Empowering Youth