The Southern Province of Sri Lanka experienced unprecedented rainfall during the months of September and October 2023 leading to severe floods in several areas of the Matara district. Thelijjawila in Akuressa was one of the worst hit areas. The President of the Lions Club of Akuressa made an appeal for assistance on behalf of the flood victims to Mrs Mitabi Gunawardene, President of the Lions Club of Havelock Town, Colombo and also a member of I/D/E/A/S.

During the past 2 to 3 years (2020-2023), Sri Lanka has been affected by one of the worst socioeconomic crises the country has ever seen. Studies conducted by the United Nations organizations and the World Bank have shown the grave situation of the population, especially where nearly 28% face food insecurity in varying degrees.

In the year 2022, when Sri Lanka was starting to face one of its worst economic crises, I/D/E/A/S stepped in with a handsome grant to provide much needed medicines and equipment to Lady Ridgeway Hospital...

In 2017, I/D/E/A/S initiated a thematic and institutional partnership with the Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum (LRWHF) to promote the use of rainwater harvesting for meeting people’s water needs.

A very low-income community in the Nagaswatte area of Kirulapone had been selected by the Association of Former International Civil Servants (AFICS), Sri Lanka...

The Lions Club of Havelock Town had set up a computer room for Vidyathileke Vidyalaya, Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo 5 with all the necessary facilities including electronic and IT equipment,...

The Rathanasara Pirivena, Baddegama is an educational and vocational training institution catering mainly to disadvantaged students who have not achieved academic success at other schools.

Methodist High School in Puwakaramba, Moratuwa is a school providing education to a large number of young boys in the Moratuwa – Piliyandala area.