Since its inception in 1998 as an inter-governmental initiative, the India – Sri Lanka
Foundation (ISLF) has been continuously fostering ties between the two countries through
economic, education, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation. As a result, the ISLF has
been instrumental in establishing greater people to people contacts. The specific focus of
the ISLF pivots around supporting creative initiatives and bringing together the youth and
the civil societies of the two countries. Till date, the Foundation has funded more than 300
projects and currently 25 projects in the areas of research, art & culture, social work, science
and technology etc. are in progress. The ISLF has supported youth exchange programmes
and has also promoted the pursuit of higher studies as well as research, besides supporting
a variety of cultural programmes.
Recently, ISLF has provided a financial assistance to Mr.Sujith Yamasinghe, Senior Lecturer,
Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management to conduct workshops and eld visits to
enhance the standards of National and Chaueur tourist guides under the “Explore
Ramayana in Southern Sri Lanka” project, in the aim of strengthening the Sri Lankan
tourism industry. Furthermore, the foundation also extended support of SLR.500,000/- to
Sri Palee Campus of University of Colombo for setting up the “Gurudev Rabindranath
Tagore Gold Medal” for the best student as well as extended assistance to the Sinidu
Foundation in support of their eorts to meet sanitary needs of underprivileged women in
Sri Lanka.
ISLF has also funded many social events such as donation of 300 white canes, scholarships
for 50 students and 100 radios to visually impaired citizens through Welfare Organization of
Visually Impaired Women and Student Exchange Programmes. It is the constant endeavor
of ISLF to collaborate continuously with the people of Sri Lanka to further strengthen
people to people linkages between the two countries.
