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