
Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact on World Vision operations
In support of public health recommendations outlined by the World Health Organization, some sponsorship program activities have been temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. Activities may include sponsor queries and correspondence, sponsor visits, gift notifications and gift deliveries. These temporary suspensions may affect the information you receive from us in the coming weeks and months.
Learn more about our response to COVID-19.
World Vision has been serving the people of Sri Lanka for more than 40 years with development and relief programs across the Island. We are active in over 2,500 villages, impacting the lives of more than 270,000 children in Sri Lanka.
World Vision has successfully increased comprehension rates in Sri Lanka from 18 per cent in 2014 to 65 per cent in 2021. Some of our other recent accomplishments include: providing COVID-19 awareness sessions to 9,498 people; giving 1,683 people access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to 1,432 people; and providing trainings on child protection, gender-based violence, positive parenting, children’s rights and early marriage to 1,118 children and adults.
All of our work points toward one goal: the sustained well-being of children, especially the most vulnerable. We work with families, communities and partners to help meet the needs of children through sustainable development. Our approach is participatory and community-driven, empowering communities to take ownership of their development journey.