WELCOME TO FRIENDS

FRIENDS - Forum for Rural Income & Environmental Development Services is a non-governmental organization established in year 2011 in Sri Lanka, committed to uplift the living standards of vulnerable families. Program priorities are livelihood development for marginalized women, women empowerment, child right protection and promotion, alcohol and drug prevention, mental health, and environment development. Community mobilization and organization strengthening are the other program sectors.

FRIENDS implement project activities in more than 150 villages in north and south of the country targeting vulnerable families and paying special attention to women’s economic empowerment.

VISION

Poverty free country where all enjoy their rights & environmental sustainability

සියලු දෙනාම තම අයිතිවාසිකම් සහ පාරිසරික තිරසාරත්වය භුක්ති විඳින දරිද්‍රතාවයෙන් තොර රටක්

அனைவரும் தங்கள் உரிமைகள் மற்றும் சுற்றுச்சூழல் நிலைத்தன்மையை அனுபவிக்கும் வறுமை இல்லாத நாடு.

MISSION

Empowering rural communities to alleviate poverty, secure rights and ensure environment sustainability.

දිළිඳුකම පිටුදැකීම, අයිතිවාසිකම් සුරක්ෂිත කිරීම සහ පාරිසරික තිරසාරභාවය සහතික කිරීම සඳහා ග්‍රාමීය ප්‍රජාවන් සවිබල ගැන්වීම.

வறுமையைப் போக்கவும், உரிமைகளைப் பாதுகாக்கவும் மற்றும் சுற்றுச்சூழல் நிலைத்தன்மையை உறுதிப்படுத்தவும் கிராமப்புற சமூகங்களை மேம்படுத்துதல்.

CORE VALUES

Integrity – We are accountable to the people and partners we humbly serve

Diversity – We know that by embracing differences, actively including a variety of voices, can solve the most complex problems

Teamwork – We work as a group to achieve the common goal in the most effective and efficient way