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Founded on the principles of empowerment, equality, inclusivity, justice, reconciliation and peaceful coexistence, we strive for the protection of vulnerable and marginalised groups.

11/05/2026

🎬 MOVIE NIGHT IS BACK AND WE NEED YOUR HELP.

May 29th. 6PM onwards. Snacks. Chaos.
But first ,you pick the movie. 🗳️
Drop your vote in our stories now !

Most votes wins. Democracy has never felt this gay.

DM us or drop a 🟡 in the comments to save your seat and get the location — spots are limited but not the popcorn.

The top picks

Frangipani - The one closest to home. Sri Lanka's very own q***r film, a love triangle between two men and a woman set in a village where colonial laws make loving dangerous. Beautiful, melancholy, and made right here on our island. A must-watch if you haven't.

Badhaai Do - The one that broke Bollywood. A gay cop and a le***an teacher enter a lavender marriage to get their families off their backs and somehow end up with something real. Funny, warm, and quietly revolutionary for mainstream Indian cinema.

I Can't Think Straight -The one that started a thousand awakenings. A Palestinian woman on the verge of her engagement meets a British Indian woman and suddenly nothing makes sense anymore. A South Asian le***an love story with big feelings and even bigger family drama.

A Nice Indian Boy - The one that got the most laughs. A shy Indian-American doctor finally meets someone perfect — a charming, Bollywood-obsessed white man raised by Indian parents. When it's time to bring him home, chaos, love, and a very fabulous wedding follow. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. We're obsessed.

See you on the 29th. Come hungry. Come chaotic. Come as you are.

💛 Yellowdot Community

08/04/2026

Last week Yellowdot Community established two parallel, interconnected psychosocial support groups. One was created for youth with disabilities and one created for their caregivers; this was run simultaneously so that both groups can participate without one becoming a barrier for the other. The two groups are intentionally designed as a connected system: the wellbeing of a young person with a disability and the wellbeing of their caregiver are inseparable, and an intervention that supports only one while ignoring the other will always fall short.

Our first session last week echoed the importance of such sessions for the groups, we hope to carry this out monthly and we urgently need your support. We need counsellors, volunteers, stationery and refreshments and travel allowance for the young PwDs and their caregivers. If you are able to support, donate or join in please reach out to us through our dms or email us at [email protected] and [email protected] or send us a DM.

What we are proposing is not a one-time intervention or a short-term project. It is the beginning of a community-based psychosocial support infrastructure — built with the community, sustained by it, and designed to outlast any single grant period.

Reach out to us to learn more .

07/04/2026

Have you read our report yet? Over the past months Yellowdot Community alongside Ability for Action, We for Rights and ORHAN, have been listening closely to Persons with Disabilities and their families across the Northern, Central, Uva and Western Provinces following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. Through our rapid assessment, 150 households shared their experiences, which is at the heart of everything we do under this programme. The assessment was conducted across four provinces selected on the basis of cyclone impact severity: Central, Northern, Uva, and Western Provinces. Across the full sample, the gender composition was predominantly male (62.6%), 36% female and 2% identifying as nonbinary.
The disability profile of the respondents reflected the full range of disability experiences, with physical and mobility impairments the most prevalent category across all provinces at 40.3%. Multiple disabilities is defined as the co-occurrence of two or more disability types, and this was reported by 29.5% of respondents that is nearly one in three, which means that a substantial share of the households surveyed were not navigating a single, clearly defined disability need, but a convergence of physical, cognitive, sensory, and health-related challenges that interact with each other and with the post-disaster environment in complex ways.

The findings across four provinces are clear: PwDs were among the most exposed, the least warned, and the least served in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. These are not incidental failures, but are the predictable outcomes of systems not designed with PwDs in mind. This report documents what happened, why it happened, and what must change.Want to partner with us, fund us, or collaborate?
Reach out to [email protected] and [email protected].

16/03/2026

We are conducting psycho social support sessions for Young Persons with Disabilites and their Caregivers in Kollanawa on the 28th Of March at 1pm and we are looking for psychologists and counsellors who can support Prasith on the ground.

If you are interested send your CV to [email protected] and [email protected].

11/03/2026

The end of 2025 saw Yellowdot and DreamSpace Academy coming together to support 23 women entrepreneurs from Across Batticaloa from Kattankudy, Sammanthurai, Eravur, Kaluwanchikudy to Maruthamunai.

The data from our first Dreams of Women Entreprenuer Programme tells us
8 women were already running businesses at the time of the session, across food, fashion, handicrafts, beauty, agriculture, and retail
11 women were actively planning to launch a business and attended to build confidence and skills
Only 3 of the active businesses were formally registered — reflecting the gap between informal enterprise and access to the formal economy
9 women (45%) cited lack of finance as their biggest challenge — not skills or ideas, but access to capital
The #1 topic participants wanted to learn more about was marketing and branding (9 women), followed by business strategy (5), and funding access (4)
9 of 20 participants hold a degree, diploma, or HND — demonstrating that this is not a skills deficit, but a systems deficit

Long-Term Programme Vision
This session was the first in a continuing series. Future sessions will include quarterly workshops on topics identified through ongoing community consultation, a mentorship programme pairing each entrepreneur with a sector-relevant mentor, and ecosystem partnerships including exploratory connections with business enablers to support scale-up.

Want to partner, fund, or mentor? Reach out to [email protected]

27/02/2026

In the Northern Province, persons with disabilities shared how recurring floods and economic hardship continue to deepen existing vulnerabilities. Long distances to services, limited accessible transport, and fragile livelihoods made recovery even more difficult.

We heard stories of partially damaged homes, the loss of small businesses, limited access to medication and assistive devices, and support systems that failed amidst the widespread damage.

Recovery cannot be one-size-fits-all. It must prioritise disability inclusion, strengthen local support networks, and invest in resilient livelihoods so communities can rebuild with dignity and stability from the very beginning.

22/02/2026

In the Northern Province, we sat with persons with disabilities and their families to understand what recovery truly looks like months after the floods. What we heard was an urgent need for long-term survival as a community.

Homes remain damaged and unsafe. Livelihoods have not recovered. Food insecurity continues. Access to healthcare, assistive devices, and transport is fragile. For many families, income has not stabilised, and daily essentials are out of reach.

The floods exposed deep, long-standing systemic failures, especially for persons with disabilities who were already navigating exclusion before the disaster. We understood how badly the strategy for recovery must focus on being long-term, inclusive, and accountable. It must restore safe housing, rebuild livelihoods, guarantee accessible healthcare, and ensure that persons with disabilities are no longer left at the margins.

Join us on 23rd February 2026 at Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka, Colombo 7, from 4.30 PM to learn more about what we heard through our conversations with persons with disabilities. For confirmation of your attendance, DM us now. 💛

21/02/2026

In Central and Uva , families faced floodwaters and landslides. Persons with disabilities shared how dangerous it was to evacuate without accessible shelters or proper early warnings.

Across the community, families are navigating damaged homes, interrupted livelihoods, health needs, and the daily realities of living with a disability in our current system. Temporary shelters are still remaining to be the only place they can be at. Basic supplies are still out of reach. Income is uncertain. Access to medical care and assistive devices remains fragile.

Yet what stands out most is their determination, to work, to rebuild, to educate children, to live safely, and to be seen and supported fairly.

From our conversations, we believe real recovery means listening carefully, responding accurately, and ensuring support reaches the right person at the right time. It means moving beyond promises and creating systems that are protects them from harm now and in the future while being practical and rooted in dignity.

“There were no warnings because no one expected this level of damage. Our house is cracked, and power cuts made it very difficult to manage medical treatment. We also need proper equipment for a separate, usable toilet.”

"We need assistive devices like wheelchairs, walking sticks, hearing aids, and medical supplies to live independently. Medical care, oxygen, and regular medication are critical for us. Access to health services must be easier."

"Instead of general aid, organisations should ask about each person’s situation and provide support based on real needs. Persons with disabilities are often called a priority, but in reality they do not receive the right support."

"Our children’s education is important, but without stable housing and income, it becomes very difficult to support them. Honestly, We only want opportunities, proper attention from authorities, and the chance to live with dignity."

"I want to restart my livelihood, but I don’t have materials or equipment. With a little support, I could earn an income again. Right now, Every day is a struggle to meet even our basic needs."

19/02/2026

In Central and Uva provinces, we sat with persons with disabilities and their families and listened to what recovery truly means to them. Many are still living in fragile, temporary shelters; homes damaged by landslides, leaking roofs, and inadequate sanitation.

Families shared the ongoing strain of meeting basic needs. Food, nutritious meals, medication, oxygen, assistive devices, and transport to hospitals are daily necessities. With disrupted livelihoods and limited income, these essentials have become harder to access, deepening financial and emotional stress.

What we heard is clear: recovery must move beyond short-term aid. It must prioritize safe housing, accessible healthcare, coordinated and fair support systems, inclusive education for children with disabilities, and sustainable livelihood opportunities that restore independence.

Join us on the 23rd of February 2026 to learn more about what learnt through our conversations with people with disabilities. For more information, DM us.

17/02/2026

Over the past months, we have been listening closely to persons with disabilities and their families across the Northern, Central, Uva and Western Provinces following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. Through our rapid assessment, 150 households shared their experiences navigating inaccessible shelters, disrupted healthcare, damaged roads, lost assistive devices, and the compounding challenges that continue long after the immediate emergency.

Join us this 23rd to find out about what we learnt, the barriers in early warning systems, shelters, roads, hospitals, and public spaces and how rebuilding must centre access, dignity, and inclusion. The panel discussion will be grounded in lived experience and followed by an ifthar.

Monday, 23rd of February 2026
4:30 pm onwards
Goethe Institute 39 R.G. Senanayake Mawatha, Colombo 7

Recovery must be long-term. Rebuilding must be inclusive. We hope to see you there. DM to confirm attendance! 💛

16/02/2026

Kolonnawa reminded us that recovery is not the same for everyone.

Persons with disabilities spoke about navigating rising water without accessible evacuation shelters. Women shared the invisible labour of holding families together while managing their own health and economic uncertainty.

We listened to concerns about inaccessible temporary shelters, disrupted livelihoods, damaged assistive devices, and the absence of inclusive early warning systems.

The message was clear: rebuilding must go beyond infrastructure. It must centre disability inclusion, gender equity, and community-led resilience from the start.

‘’The floods destroyed his medical records and now we can not even go to school with out these documents, he doesnt even have an ID just a clinic card."

‘’I am so worried about my son, because who will take care of him when i pass away. I am already sick and I dont know what he will do after I am gone, this brings me great worry."

‘’They go through so much on a daily basis, they need to meet like minded people and share their joys and worries. Mental health support is urgenlty needed.”

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