Family Nutrition Recovery Fund
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Funds food support for low-income families still recovering from the economic crisis.
Why this matters in Sri Lanka
Poverty stood at 24.5 percent in 2024, about twice the 2019 level, the World Bank reported in 2025. The 2022 economic crisis brought fuel queues and shortages of medicine and cooking gas, and food prices more than doubled between 2021 and 2024. Inflation has since eased and the economy is growing again, but prices have not fallen back, and earnings for many casual workers, estate laborers and small farmers have not caught up.
Families coped by eating less and cheaper food, borrowing and cutting spending on schooling and health, and the World Bank has flagged a rise in stunting and malnutrition among children. Recovery has been uneven: plantation communities in the hill country, households in the former conflict areas of the north and east, and rural families living on daily wages remain the most exposed. Government welfare was reorganized under the Aswesuma program, but targeted cash payments alone rarely cover a family's diet while food costs stay this high.
What your gift pays for
- Dry rations of rice, lentils, oil and other staples for families in need
- Nutrition support for young children and pregnant women in low-income households
- Seeds and inputs for home gardens that supply vegetables at lower cost
Organization
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement · Sri Lanka
Incorporated by Act of Parliament: Lanka Jatika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Incorporation) Act No. 16 of 1972 (amended by Act No. 12 of 1999) · No. Act No. 16 of 1972
Founded 1958 · Headquarters: Moratuwa
Sri Lanka's largest community development NGO, which ran food relief for families during the economic crisis.
How they work: Sarvodaya works through village-level societies that communities form and register with its help, so local people decide who receives support and organize the work themselves. Its name joins sarvodaya, the awakening of all, with shramadana, the sharing of labor, and many of its programs begin with community work camps on village needs. Its network also includes district centers and specialized units for microfinance, early childhood education and disaster relief.
Track record: Sarvodaya was execution partner of the Manudam Mehewara relief initiative, which had aided over 10,000 families in need across Sri Lanka by May 20, 2022.
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Giving in Sri Lanka
Many Sri Lankan families are still recovering from the economic crisis that peaked in 2022, when the country defaulted on its debt and faced shortages of fuel, food and medicine. This fund provides food support to low-income households through Sarvodaya Shramadana, a long-established Sri Lankan community development movement. It is the one cause we currently list in Sri Lanka, with room for more as further partners are vetted.
This is currently the only cause we list in Sri Lanka. $80,502 has been distributed to causes in Sri Lanka since 2021.
Our guide to giving in Sri Lanka
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