Who are we?

Savi Jaya Development Foundation was created in 2010 under the guidance of Janaka Loronsu Hewa, who decided to help people in a different way. The foundation's main purpose is to create communities that can sustain themselves without needing to rely on donations. It has been working to empower local people for over 10 years. In that time, it has brought together atleast 100 villages (and around 6,000 people) and supported members to help themselves in order to help others.

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After many years of generous support from the Ayubuwan organization, an NGO from Luxembourg, Savi Jaya became independent. Then Janaka made contact with volunteers from Workaway, who brought their talent and experiences to the team. They were excited to continue this amazing work, and see the community grow and strengthen.

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However, the pandemic and then the energy crisis were devastating and the majority of people are now poorer than ever. The current focus is on helping schoolchildren and university students by fundraising to provide them with the supplies they need. We believe this is the best way to a brighter future for the country.

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The long-term vision is to re-establish the model that was doing so well before the pandemic.