About
Organizational structure
The President heads the organization and its direction along with the USA Board, International Trustees, Sri Lankan Board, and staff members. The USA Board provides strategic guidance for the Society, help builds partnerships with international organizations and helps raise most of the funds. The Sri Lanka Board is responsible for raising funds from Sri Lankan funding sources, providing guidance to the overall operations, and building relationships and networks with government institutions and local organizations. The Sri Lankan board also helps to obtain permission and approvals from local authorities as needed. The Sri Lankan managerial team is responsible for organizing the day to day needs of the Society and working with local authorities and communities to achieve the goals and objectives of each project. The field teams implement the projects along with foreign and local volunteers. The field teams are responsible for keeping the Operations Director, President and the Board members updated by providing information to assist them in overall development planning for the whole organization. Currently, the Society has twenty-three men and women working on projects spread across the country. Additionally, approximately on average 5-10 international and local volunteers a month work on projects assisting the field staff.
