The Foundation of Goodness is a holistic rural development model that seeks to bridge the urban-rural divide in Sri Lanka via 10 empowerment divisions across 900+ villages island-wide, and reached over 307,000+ beneficiaries in 2022 alone by way of 15 Empowerment Centres, free of cost.

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August 4, 2021

OYOB Centre of Excellence Graduation Ceremonies (January – June 2021)

Another 6 months of hard work has passed and hundreds of rural beneficiaries have graduated from the OYOB Centre of Excellence in Seenigama, after successfully completing […]
July 28, 2021

Awareness Programmes

At the Foundation of Goodness, in addition to our various empowerment activities, we conduct many awareness programs to inform and educate not only our beneficiaries, but […]
July 21, 2021

Dive for Good Centre 2021

The Dive for Good Centre provides a professional PADI diving qualification free of charge to youth in Seenigama and surrounding villages, via the Foundation of Goodness […]
July 14, 2021

Mobile Data For Rural Students

As schools and education centres remain closed all across Sri Lanka due to the spread of COVID-19, most lessons have moved online, and this has proved […]
July 7, 2021

Educational and Sports Scholarships 2021

The Foundation of Goodness understands that one of the only ways out of the vicious cycle of poverty is Education, be it knowledge based, vocational skills […]
July 1, 2021

The Essential Grocery Pack distribution for the year 2021 commenced with the aim of helping just 250 families in desperate need of assistance due to COVID-19 […]
June 23, 2021

Empowerment Online

As Covid-19 related health guidelines and travel restrictions continue, our beneficiaries continue to follow their respective empowerment courses online! It is truly remarkable as to how […]
June 16, 2021

#TogetherAtHome UN Volunteer Challenge

For nearly a month now Sri Lanka has been placed under strict travel restrictions due to an onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Our […]
June 9, 2021

The Rise of Ramesh Mendis

Ramesh Mendis is a personification of the potential that lies dormant in rural Sri Lanka. Rising from a rural school in the South of Sri Lanka, […]