FRIENDS is a small team enjoys religious, cultural and gender diversity within the staff. Majority of team members are from the project locations. Organization supports staff to build their capacities to be self motivated community workers in their living environment.

FRIENDS has a centralized programme implementation structure with more freedom for district level programme planning and implementation. The Central Office ensures accountability of the initiatives. Management of programme, finance and human resource, coordination with monitoring & support services at national level, documentation and preparation of periodic reports are the other responsibilities

Board of Directors
Bandula Wijesinghe (M.Sc) Chairperson/ Programme Manager	Nanthini Nagarajah(M.Sc ) Director	Mahepala Rathnayaka (B.Ed) Director	Dr. Karunarathna Gamage (PHD) Director
Thilini Theja Harshani Jayawardene (Dip) Director	Ranjana Henaka Arachchi (ACA) Secretary
Head Office
Lakshan Wengappli Accountant (Admin and Finance)	S.S asiranjani Account Assistant	Vijayakumar Ashvini Programme Assistant	Bartholameuz Banura Programme Assistant
N.Murugahiya Driver
Programme Staff – Gender Equality & Economic Empowerment Programme
Rajeshwari Karthigesu Project Officer -Chawakacheri	N.Gowri Shankar Project Officer -Kareinagar	M.F.Fathima Sufiyani Project Officer -Puttlam	W.J Namal Samaranayake Project Officer – Galewala
D.Sunethra Programme Officer –Mahiyanganaya	Thusitha Assistant project officer - Galewela	Prabodha Sanjeewani Project Officer - Bibile
Programme Staff – Palmera Projects
K.T.N Sagarika Team Leader	Deepani Madushika Social Mobilizer	Anushka Technical officer
Programme staff- Child Protection & Promotion project
Iyoobkhan Ashrik Project Officer	Sureka sadamali Project Officer - Wanathavilluwa	N.W.G Suneetha Care Taker -Putlam
Programme staff - Women economic Development Project (Velanai)
Dehalatsumi Project Assistant