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 Congress (Tamil Canadian Walkathon, Develop North East Conference)
16. Canadian Tamils’ Humanitarian Association
17. Canadian Tamil Medical Association
18. Cancer Aid for North and East Sri Lanka
19. Capokolam
20. Carnatic Youth Society of Canada
21. Charity Ball for Hope
22. Children Aid Rehabilitation and Education Program
23. Children’s Hunger Relief Fund – UK
24. Chinmaya Mission Halton Region
25. Communities Without Boundaries International
26. Co-operative Initiative of Community-based Organisations UK
27. Cooperative Society of the Netherland for Humanitarian Activities
28. Critical Needs Vanni
29. Diaspora Lanka
30. Diasporic Planner
31. Educate for Tomorrow
32. Educate Lanka Foundation
33. Eekai
34. European Tamil Health Organization
35. Friends Canada International Relief
36. Future for Jaffna
37. Glorious Jaffna Foundation
38. Gnanam Foundation
39. Grace Girls’ Home
40. Healing Northern Sri Lanka
41. Hearts for Humanity
42. Helping Hands
43. Hope4Child
44. Humedica
45. iEnergy
46. INCOME Canada
47. Ideal Hope
48. Ideas 2 Impact
49. Innovation Ecosystem North East Sri Lanka
50. Institute for Regional Development and Governance
51. International Alert
52. International Medical Health Organization – Canada
53. International Medical Health Organization – USA
54. International Tamil Refugee Assistance Network
55. Jaffna.io
56. Kalvi Connections
57. Kilinochchi District People Organisation – UK
58. LankaCorps
59. Laptops for Ladies
60. Lebara Foundation
61. Lotus Children Foundation
62. Loving Mothers
63. Mahalir Illam
64. Manitha Neyam Trust
65. MedLanka
66. Medical Institute of Tamils
67. Miracle Family Care
68. Mothers2Mothers
69. Muthu Nava Ratna Trust
70. National Council of Canadian Tamils (Manvaasanai)
71. North East Central Tamil Areas Rehabilitation
72. Norwegian Tamil Health Organization
73. NOW-WOW
74. Oru Paanai
75. Otthulaippu
76. Palm Roots
77. Palmera Projects
78. Puthiya Velicham
79. Rachel’s Kids
80. Ray of Hope
81. Relief and Rehabilitation Network
82. Richmond Hill Rotary Club
83. Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club
84. Serendip Children’s Home
85. Sivan Arul Illam
86. SJC 87 Initiative
87. SL Volunteers
88. Social Welfare Organization UK
89. Society for the Aid of Community Empowerment
90. South Asian Canadians Humanitarian Association
91. Sri Lanka Humanitarian Foundation of Canada
92. Sri Lanka Medical and Dental Association in the UK
93. Sri Lanka Unites
94. Standing Committee of Tamil-Speaking People
95. Sunayra Sri Lanka
96. Tamil Aid Charity
97. Tamil Students Initiative
98. Tamil Engineers Foundation
99. Team Empower
100. TECH Outreach
101. The Ark
102. The Dust Project
103. Thenmaradchi Development Association
104. Thiyahie Charitable Trust
105. Uinspire Foundation
106. UK Tamil Students Union
107. Uki
108. Uniterra
109. Uthawi
110. Vanni Aid Canada
111. Vanni Aid Foundation
112. Vanni Hope
113. VAROD Canada
114. Vasantham Vision Trust
115. Visions Global Empowerment
116. Volunteer Sri Lanka
117. Youth Empowering Youth