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Tea Leaf Trust

Mission statement: To provide opportunities and promote ethnic cohesion through education. Our Aims: To deliver high quality, accessible educational programmes, both full time and part-time, to young people and children from the tea estates in the hill country of Sri Lanka; To effect social transformation in tea estate communities by highlighting the importance of community service, and instilling it as a core value in the youth through a series of practical programmes that develop their skills to give back to their communities; To improve youth employability and increase employment options outside the tea estates by facilitating the development of high-standard English language skills and professional skills; To facilitate the development of the emotional health of young people, enabling them to strengthen their positive coping strategies in order to with the complex societal issues that exist in their communities.

Society
Environment
Rainforest Protectors Trust

To purchase and permanently protect privately held forest lands in the buffer zone of Sinharaja World Heritage Rainforest to secure its buffer zone, create bio-diversity corridors to connect fragmented rainforest patches and restore damaged ecosystems.

Society
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)

1. To act as a leading organisation and a global voice for the rights of those who face discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and/or sex characteristics (SOGIESC). 2. To work towards achieving equality, freedom and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people through advocacy, collaborative actions, and by educating and informing relevant international and regional institutions as well as governments, media and civil society. 3. To empower our members and other human rights organisations in promoting and protecting human rights, irrespective of people's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and/or sex characteristics and to facilitate cooperation and solidarity among ILGA regions and members. 4. To promote the diversity and strengths of persons of diverse SOGIESC around the world.

Society
Education
THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMSSIONER FOR REFUGEES

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. We lead international action to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people.

Society
Education
Child & Social Development Foundation

As a service oriented non-profit, non-government organization, Child & Social Development Foundation to improve the Child Care livelihoods, the socio-economic status and simultaneously the Cultural Heritage, environmental education of some of the most vulnerable communities in Central Province Of Sri Lanka. Child & Social Development Foundation investment in the people to care for the environment through providing essential inputs and capacity building. Child and Social Development Foundation want to ensure self-reliant rural communities who live in harmony with their environment. The mission of Child & Social Development Foundation is to promote and encourage an enSocial movement through a participatory democratic framework involving diverse social groups, and to assist them with ideas, information, and leadership for promoting a safe and sustainable environment For the Children & the Society as a whole. The vision of Child & Social Development Foundation is to see Central Province achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and in contributing to this works to: Protect the environment & Cultural Heritage Reduce poverty; Increase literacy rates and education; Empower women in rural communities, and Improve sanitation and health services.

Society
International Judo Federation

To spread the values of Judo throughout the world and inspire generations for a healthy life based on solid moral principles, to offer guidance and leadership for its stakeholders while preserving the integrity of the sport and of the athletes, as well as all its members and to organize entertaining events for fans

Society
Environment
Forest Healing Foundation (Guarantee) Limited

Our mission is to protect high biodiversity forest and regenerate degrading land in Sri Lanka. Our vision is that forests stay forests.

Society
Health
Environment
Disaster Relief
OISCA International

OISCA is an acronym for ORGANIZATION for INDUSTRIAL, SPIRITUAL and CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT. INDUSTRIAL refers to the promotion of agriculture and other primary industries that are fundamental to human existence. SPIRITUAL, not to be confused with "religion," focuses on the need to nurture qualities such as self-reliance, dedication to one's community, international brother-sisterhood, and respect for the Earth's ecological integrity on which life is grounded. And CULTURAL is the intent to encourage the magnificent cultural diversity that has enriched human life, and the universal need to promote cultural patterns such as peace-building. OISCA International contributes to Humanity's environmentally sustainable development through a holistic approach, emphasizing the interconnectedness of agriculture, ecological integrity, and the human spirit. OISCA International implements and advocates hands-on experiential programs for world citizens of all ages, transmitting knowledge and skills, and cultivating spiritual qualities as dedication, self-reliance, and universal brother-sisterhood.

Society
Education
Art
TAFISA - The Association For International Sport for All

to mobilise its members to reintroduce sustainable Sport for All and physical activity practices into everyday lives, using the Designed to Move physical activity platform.

Society
Child Protection Force

Assist the government in creating a Child-Centric Juvenile Justice system; - To always have the Best Interest of the Child in mind for all actors involved - To use the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - To physically represent the child and his/ her family in the Courts and any government or private organization Expedite and educate the Child Sector - When representing the aggrieved party to always try to expedite legal matters (This being one of the biggest issues within the justice system of Sri Lanka - delay. An average case of a child rights matter will take a minimum of 10-15 years to conclude) - Assist State representatives involved in their duties so that the process will automatically speed us (For example: Police Officers, Probation Officers, Child Rights Promotion Officers, Judicial Medical Officers when executing their duties or submitting reports to the Court) - Educate State Department Officers such as the Police Department, Probation Officers, National Child Protection Officers and District Level Officers, Teachers, Parents and Children on Child Protection and the importance of creating a safe network for children and the aspects of holistic child development. - To introduce a restorative justice based system for young offenders as opposed to a retributive criminal justice process. Create awareness through the concept of #ChildForceTrooper Standards have been formulated in order to be met by those who wish to be involved in being a #ChildForceTrooper. This will include: 1. Creating awareness on child rights and protection in Sri Lanka(this includes all types of media and social media) - Empower the Child ! 2. If you see or meet a child who maybe in need of care and protection, to take time off your daily schedule, speak to the child and direct him/ her to the relevant authority and then follow up on the same - Walk the Talk ! 3. If you are in a position to employ someone, to employ a certain number of survivors of abuse and care leavers into their team of employees, once they attain the age of adulthood - Be the Change !

Society
Health
Sri Sathya Sai Health & Education Trust

1. To endeavour to serve in greater measure the national burden of child ill health, Totally Free of Cost and to become institutions of Pediatric Cardiac Excellence for India and several developing countries 2.To develop skilled and compassionate medical, nursing and allied health care providers trained to collectively address the burden of congenital heart disease. 3. To advocate the Right to Healthy Childhood by bringing sharper focus in the area of child heart care, enabled by research and technology solutions that inform all stakeholders in the health care spectrum of preventive curative,educative care.

Society
Network for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR)

We are a Global South network of local civil society organisations reinventing Aid through innovative ideas, knowledge sharing, and influencing.