Helping families

STAND, EARN AND LEARN

sO NO-ONE IS LEFT BEHIND

When families can stand secure,
earn with dignity and learn with
confidence, lasting change begins.

Explore our Stand, Earn, Learn initiatives and start backing change today.

CHOOSE HOW YOU WILL BACK CHANGE IN SRILANKA

STAND

You will help a family access basic essentials and the right to live with dignity; housing, toilets, water & the support to secure basic legal documents.

EARN

You will contribute to
our livelihoods work, supporting women and farmers to build sustainable incomes & long-term economic independence.

STAND & EARN

You will contribute to our impact spanning across Sri Lanka, to help families stand on strong foundations and communities earn sustainable livelihoods.

Read more about our Learn initiative here

EXPLORE THE PROJECTS WE SUPPORT

All

Mullaithivu

Killinochi

Batticaloa

Anuradhapura

Badulla

Estate Area

Wider Sri Lanka

Emergencies

All

Mullaithivu

Killinochi

Batticaloa

Anuradhapura

Badulla

Estate Area

Wider Sri Lanka

Emergencies

Restoring Village Tanks After Cyclone Ditwah
(2026)

  • Anuradhapura

Cyclone Ditwah broke 50 village tanks. Without them, farming families across Anuradhapura cannot grow food. Help us rebuild them.

Donate

Cyclone Livelihoods Rebuilding Fund
(2026)

  • Emergencies

Helping 1000 families across 12 districts rebuild livelihoods after Cyclone Ditwah, whose unregistered businesses leave them outside government aid.

Donate

Graduating the Poorest

  • Polonnaruwa

Chandima’s Story: Trapped Without a Way Out Chandima is a mother of four young children. Her husband has left, and…

Graduating the Poorest (with housing, toilets and water)

  • Anuradhapura

A Holistic Approach: Lifting Families Like Menaka’s Out of Poverty Menaka’s Story: A Mother’s Struggle to Rebuild Menaka is a…

Establishing the Village Bank and Women Empowerment

  • Ridimaliyadda

Uniting Women in Badulla: Breaking Barriers Together Selvi’s Story: Alone, Progress Was Impossible In the hills of Badulla, Selvi is…

Mullaitivu Housing Project (2025-2027)

  • Foundational Support

Building safe, complete homes for the most vulnerable families in Puthukkudiyiruppu, so they can stop surviving and start building.

2025 Shelter for Life

  • Reedimalaya

Help families access the basic protections they need to build a better future. Reedimalaya, located in Sri Lanka’s central highlands…

Tank Rehabilitation Project

  • Anuradhapura

Help families access water all year round so they can grow their farms—and their incomes. In Anuradhapura, water is life.…

Telugu Housing, Toilet and Water Project

  • Anuradhapura

Help families access the basic protections they need to build a better future. In the dry plains of Mihinthale, Anuradhapura,…

From Sex Workers to Dignified Work

  • Wider Colombo

Sasini’s Story: A New Beginning When we met Sasini, she was just 21. Her father had left, and her mother…

Women Empowerment Collectives

  • Vavuntheevu

Building New Systems for Resilience in Vavunatheevu, Batticaloa Rathi’s Story: Trapped Without Access to Capital Rathi, a mother of two…

Strengthening the Peanut Markets for Farmers

  • Vavuntheevu and Kokkadicholai

Lakshmi’s Story: Stuck in a Cycle of Poverty Lakshmi, a farmer in Vavuntheevu, worked tirelessly on her land, but year…

WHEN YOU

BACK A FAMILY

you help to ensure they are economically empowered to prosper, make informed decisions about their livelihoods and better care for themselves and their children.

DOING SOMETHING IS

EASIER THAN YOU THINK

THIS YEAR FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY ASK FOR

A DONATION INSTEAD OF A GIFT