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The Alliance Development Trust (ADT) successfully launched its coffee table book ‘Beyond the Scars’, bringing together development partners, health professionals, media representatives, and advocates committed to addressing the stigma surrounding leprosy in Sri Lanka. Two members of the self-help groups delivered deeply moving testimonies that highlighted the human impact behind the fight against leprosy. By openly sharing the challenges they continue to face, they helped ch

The ‘Elevate 2025’ event marked a significant milestone where youth-led initiatives implemented by women and youth-led community-based organisations showcased their projects, reshaping their communities. On the 1st of July 2025, we proudly celebrated two groundbreaking programmes: the Social Cohesion Grants and the Climate Innovation Grants. These initiatives stand as powerful examples of what can be achieved when communities are empowered to lead. This initiative was impleme

The Alliance Development Trust (ADT) hosted ‘Crafted with Care’ – the community market, showcasing the incredible talents of its hardworking livelihood beneficiaries from communities across the regions. The sale of handcrafted items was on sale from February 15th – 19th and on the 26th as well. The products on sale included Palmyra products, hand-woven carpets, packeted spices and food items and tailored dresses. All the items on sale were produced by individuals affected by

Supporting Children’s Education Across Sri Lanka In a heartfelt effort to nurture young minds, ADT’s Children’s Sector—together with the Health Sector—launched the Backpack Dreams initiative, bringing educational hope to over 300 children across 16 regions of Sri Lanka. From Punduloya to Batticaloa , Trincomalee to Galle , and Jaffna to Balangoda , our backpacks journeyed across the island—each one carrying more than just school supplies, but a message of care and encou

Mrs Thiyagarasu Gowry aged 48 is from Manipakkam, Vavuniya. She has three adult sons who live with their mother. The eldest, 28, is a...

This initiative has been underway since 2018 and is geographically based in Eastern and North-Central Provinces specifically, in...

The Business Development Unit (BDU) of the ADT focuses its initiatives on empowering, equipping and building the lives of underprivileged...

This initiative has been underway since 2018 and is geographically based in Eastern and North-Central Provinces specifically, in...

Juchrista wakes early to finish her house chores and take her little daughter to school. Life has not been easy for her since her husband...

Ranjithamalar is a very enterprising lady from Varani Iyattalai, Jaffna. She refused to accept defeat when her husband's demise resulted...

The ADT initiated a vocational training programme for school leavers, unskilled women and disabled persons with the aim of training them...

There is a marked increase of chronic renal failure reported amongst people living in the dry zone districts of Anuradhapura,...

Sivalingam Karunakirinathan started his home industry in 2012 in Mungil Aru South, Udayar Kattu in Mullaitivu. His village was badly...