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About

Community is where our work starts.

NM Foundation is an independent community-based social service organisation working in the Pottuvil area of eastern Sri Lanka.

Whiskey Point, Arugam Bay
Photograph: Whiskey Point, Arugam BayKalana Jayatilake (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Our purpose

The Foundation's Constitution sets out six areas of work: livelihoods and family support, education, youth and career guidance, environment and natural resources, community development, and social wellbeing.

Our community

Our work is carried out with residents, students, young people, families, fishing and small business households, and community groups active in the Pottuvil area.

Our principles

These are the working principles that guide how we operate as an organisation.

  • Community first
  • Dignity
  • Opportunity
  • Responsibility
  • Transparency
  • Inclusion
  • Environmental stewardship

Our story

A fuller account of the Foundation's founding will be published here once the organisation has confirmed the details it wishes to share.

Governance

The Foundation is directed by a General Assembly and an Executive Committee, as set out in its Constitution.