Sri Lanka
- Capital:
- Population:
- Life expectancy:
- Access to clean water:
- Adult literacy:
- HIV rates:
- GDP per head ($US PPP):
- Under five mortality:
- Colombo
- 19.1m
- 71.9 years
- 82%
- 90.8%
- <0.1%
- $4,596 (UK: $35,000)
- 14 per 1,000 live births
Our work
Decades of conflict and the impact of the 2004 tsunami continue to affect the daily lives of civilians across Sri Lanka. Our post-tsunami recovery programme has helped restore shelter and livelihoods to many communities. Today, we are helping marginalised and vulnerable groups, especially those affected by conflict, build a sustainable livelihoods and reducing their dependence on others.
