2025 Shelter for Life

2025 Shelter for Life

Help families access the basic protections they need to build a better future. Reedimalaya, located in Sri Lanka’s central highlands in the Badulla District, is not a place marked by conflict—but it is marked by quiet poverty. Here, amidst the mist-covered hills and...
Tank Rehabilitation Project

Tank Rehabilitation Project

Help families access water all year round so they can grow their farms—and their incomes. In Anuradhapura, water is life. For generations, smallholder farmers have relied on ancient tanks—seasonal reservoirs that hold water through the dry months—to sustain their...
Telugu Housing, Toilet and Water Project

Telugu Housing, Toilet and Water Project

Help families access the basic protections they need to build a better future. In the dry plains of Mihinthale, Anuradhapura, a Telugu community lives on the margins. Their ancestors fled conflict in India generations ago, seeking safety. But in Sri Lanka, they remain...
From Sex Workers to Dignified Work

From Sex Workers to Dignified Work

Sasini’s Story: A New Beginning When we met Sasini, she was just 21. Her father had left, and her mother was trying to care for four children alone. Life was very hard. Her mother fell into a deep sadness, unable to keep going. So Sasini stepped in. She needed to find...
Women Empowerment Collectives

Women Empowerment Collectives

Building New Systems for Resilience in Vavunatheevu, Batticaloa Rathi’s Story: Trapped Without Access to Capital Rathi, a mother of two in Vavunatheevu, dreams of expanding her small tailoring business. She has the skills, the drive, and the potential to succeed. But...
Strengthening the Peanut Markets for Farmers

Strengthening the Peanut Markets for Farmers

Lakshmi’s Story: Stuck in a Cycle of Poverty Lakshmi, a farmer in Vavuntheevu, worked tirelessly on her land, but year after year, she struggled to see any returns. Her biggest challenge was twofold: a middleman who cheated her on price and weight, and poor harvests...