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