Why Care & Community in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is a country swathed in palm fringed beaches, tea plantations and lush tropical forests. A country which contrasts the tragedy of the Tsunami with smiling children, rickshaws, orange-robed monks and Buddhist temples, Sri Lanka is rightly popular with tourists and volunteers.

Volunteering in Sri Lanka

We have a wide variety of Care & Community projects for anyone who has the dedication, love and support needed to improve the lives of disadvantaged children. Based in towns along the southwest coast and around the town of Kandy, we have placements working in orphanages and care homes with the mentally and physically handicapped. Conditions are basic and the staff heavily overworked. Any help is greatly appreciated. Whether playing with the children and stimulating them mentally, or just looking after them, every minute you spend with them will contribute to their general happiness and well-being.

Why Volunteer in a Care & Community Placement?

Voluntary care work is extremely beneficial to all those involved, whether it is in a developed or a developing country. Throughout the world, there are vast numbers of children who are orphaned or neglected, and in need of love, care and affection. These are things which you do not need to be trained or qualified to give. The only qualities that the volunteer needs to possess are a care for fellow human beings and a desire to improve the lives of those with domestic or physical circumstances less fortunate than their own.

People are often unaware of the impact they can have on another person's life, with even the smallest gesture. Spending as little as one month working in an orphanage, a volunteer can have a hugely significant and positive impact on the lives of underprivileged children.

While the input of the volunteer is beneficial to the placement, in turn the placement proves beneficial to the volunteer. Volunteers are in a privileged position to be able to work in an environment culturally different from their own, where they can have unique experiences and develop a greater understanding of how other groups of people think and live. They go home with more self-confidence and a greater knowledge of the world.