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Sri Lanka
More than
15,600
children served
More than
80
local partners
Serving since
2010
In Sri Lanka
Lush forests, mountains, and tea plantations cover Sri Lanka’s landscape. The island country known as “the pearl of the Indian Ocean” has many residents who struggle with poverty and malnutrition. The children Compassion serves experience these realities on a daily basis. But at the Compassion project, there is hope.
Pray for Sri Lanka
Pray with us for:
Protection over Compassion staff who travel to high-risk areas.
God’s comfort to be with all who have been affected by disasters.
The health and wellbeing of sponsored children and their families.
Did You Know?
In most cultures, a nod means yes and shaking your head means no. That's not the case in Sri Lanka. When meaning yes, people of the island nation actually shake their head from side to side.
Sponsor a child in Sri Lanka
Child sponsorship with Compassion is a unique opportunity to provide a child with food, clean water, shelter, clothing and medical care.
Official Country Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Capital City: Colombo
Population: More than 21.9 million
Official Languages: Sinhala, Tamil
Life expectancy: Male 74 years, female 80 years
Population with access to safe drinking water: 90%
Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths / 1,000 live births
Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight: 20.5%
Adult literacy rate: Male 93%, female 92%
Religion: Approximately 70% of the population are Buddhists, 13% are Hindus, 10% are Muslims and 7% are Christians.
Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day: 0.9%
Source: CIA World Factbook, International Religious Freedom Report, released in 2021 by the Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State
Providing support in Sri Lanka
In Yuhasini and Saujanya’s community in Sri Lanka, youth and children do not have many opportunities to learn music and how to play musical instruments. So, when the Compassion project purchased musical instruments, these two 15-year-old friends were eager to learn something new—and discover the talents God had given them! “Being able to learn music at the centre brought out my talent. I didn’t know I had a talent in music until I went for the lessons at the centre!” “Both my parents were happy that I was learning something new—and that made me happy as well,” says Yuhasini.