The Foundation of Goodness was established in 1999 and has worked extensively following the 2004 tsunami that devastated the lives of thousands of Sri Lankans to develop a one of a kind holistic rural community development model which today delivers a wide range of programmes to over 68,000+ beneficiaries every year from 900+ villagers in the South, North and East of Sri Lanka, free of charge, via our 10 empowerment divisions: Enterprise and Women’s Empowerment, North Development and Reconciliation, Language and Arts, Sports Development, Medical, Dental and Psychosocial Support, Children and Youth Development, Environment, Rural Welfare and Development, Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centres, Volunteerism and Sustainable Income Generation. The Foundation of Goodness has also branched out to offer its key courses and resources to distant rural villages via Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centres. These centres strive to empower disadvantaged communities so that they may have equal opportunities to excel in life. As the nerve centre of the village, the Village Heartbeat concept works to give underprivileged villagers access to skills that will enable then to develop to their full potential and offer courses in areas such as IT, children’s educational classes, women’s empowerment, life values and life skills development. The Foundation of Goodness has already established 14 Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centres in the South, North, East and Central regions of the island, with plans currently underway to construct more Centres.
