How to Donate
Sewalanka Foundation has established a dedicated bank account for donations to the Sewalanka Foundation Emergency Intervention and Rehabilitation Appeal Fund. Donations can be made in the following ways:
- Individual Donations
(including secure credit card donations)
- Medium - Large International Donations
- Donations via International Support Groups
Individual Donations
Individual donations can be made in person at any HSBC Branch, or electronically transferred from your local bank in Sri Lanka or internationally to the account details below:
HSBC Bank Account |
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Account Name: |
Sewalanka Foundation |
Account Number: |
005-01-4089-001 |
Account Type: |
Current |
Swift Code: |
HSBC LKLX |
Bank Branch: |
HSBC Nugegoda |
Bank Branch Address: |
No.171 Nawala Road, Nugegoda |
Alternatively, secure credit card transactions can be made at www.acteva.com/go/SLF. Sewalanka Foundation would like to thank Acteva for providing this service free of charge; they are contributing to our Tsunami efforts.
How's the money spent? Individual donations are collectively pooled together and the Sewalanka Coordination Team for the Appeal Fund (Sewalanka Foundation head office staff ) meets twice a month, to review the progress of on-going micro-projects and assess all new micro-project applications received from our District Directors across the country. The Coordination Team's task is then to select a range of micro-project activities, covering the north, east and south of the country, within the total Appeal Fund available at that time.
Is my money going to be used correctly? It is the responsibility of each District Director to account for funds received. Funds are monitored from head office and no other money is released from the Sewalanka Foundation Appeal until accounts for finished projects are settled in full. The funds have been decentralised as it is easier and faster for our District Officers to source local products rather than Head Office purchasing and distributing these goods from Colombo. This will also benefit local businesses and families that have suffered the impact of the tsunami. An overview of funds spent and recieved is able to be downloaded, Appeal Reconcilation.
Medium to Large International Donations (>SLRs.150,000)
Sewalanka Foundation welcomes direct approaches from businesses, individuals or groups who have raised funds of approximately SLRs.150,000 or more for a specific micro-project.
How is your money spent? You decide. Please refer to the Projects Require Support list to see available projects. Alternatively, contact Sewalanka Foundation to discuss if you have specific geographic (ie. North, East, South) focus or target areas like fishing boats, schools or temporary shelter. Sewalanka Foundation will make every effort to accommodate these requirements.
Is it transparent? It is the responsibility of each district director to account for funds received. Funds are monitored from head office and no other money is released from the Sewalanka Foundation Appeal until accounts for finished projects are settled in full. At the end of the project the district director provides a breakdown of how money was spent, which is placed on this site as part of the final report.
The funds have been decentralised as it is easier and faster for our district officers to source local products rather than Head Office purchasing and distributing these goods from Colombo. This will also benefit local businesses and families that have suffered the impact of the tsunami. An overview of funds spent and received is able to be downloaded, Appeal Reconciliation.
International Support Groups
Over the last two weeks people from all over the world have offered to fundraise in their own countries to support the long-term reconstruction of Tsunami-affected communities. These individuals are in the process of organising themselves into 'International Support Groups' to coordinate fundraising in a number of countries.
If you are interested in contributing to or supporting these groups please make contact with the people listed below. They will liaise with you and Sewalanka Foundation to facilitate your fundraising which will be needed for long-term reconstruction projects in Tsunami-affected areas. More information regarding these groups will be listed here as it becomes available.
We are grateful for the generosity and commitment of the contacts below:
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