Lanka Evangelical Alliance Development Service – LEADS is a community development organization passionate and purposeful about reaching the most vulnerable in Sri Lanka. In 1985, the agency received charity status by incorporation through an act of Parliament and was registered as an NGO with the government. Presently LEADS functions as a registered Social Service, Charitable Organization, with an audited statement of Accounts for each year. LEADS are currently working in thirteen districts in Sri Lanka.We run the only government registered safe house for the therapeutic counseling of the children as a model that is linked to the Judicial system and 90% of the referrals are through the courts or the National & Provincial Probation and child care services. We also conduct awareness programs on the Prevention of Child Abuse to the staff of child care homes, pre-school teachers, children, parents and care givers. In addition to producing various resources for this sector.
Project Description
The organization is in need of volunteers for the following tasks –
1. Administrators – for various departments
2. Relief and Rehabilitation – Providing an integrated response to disasters by meeting appropriate basic immediate needs, facilitating normalcy, minimize risk and negative impact in conforming to accepted standards through coordinated efforts that protect human dignity towards their rehabilitation,” is what LEADS aims to do through this intervention
3. ESCAPE – An arm of LEADS dedicated to working with and for children who have been traumatized by experiences of sexual abuse and exploitation.
4. Community Development – A “cluster” of programs is carried out in each village. These range from Leadership & Empowerment, Shelter, Literacy, Health & Sanitation, Vocational Training, Income Generation, Micro Enterprise Development & loan schemes.
5. Advocacy and Social Harmony – LEADS also engages in grass root level peace building initiatives and mid level interventions to facilitate this process.
Volunteer Responsibilities
- Database management
- Event Coordination
- Documentation
- Social Media
- Communication Coordinators
- Child partners and volunteers
Benefits to Volunteers
We at LEADS seek your support in the work we do. We believe when we work together we can create a better world for the future. Here are some ways you can help. Please note we do not simply take your money but keep you informed of exactly how it is spent and we will even take you to the project destination so you can see how your partnership with us has come alive. If you are a company and would like to get involved we would love to have you on board. We at LEADS love to partner with other companies on projects especially related to improving people’s livelihood. As a company, you can join hands to help us with our marketing campaign to Stop Sexual abuse in Sri Lanka. If your company would like to get involved financially you can choose a project you have a keen interest in or call us and we will set up a meeting so we can see what sort of project would suit you best.
If you like to go one step further you can help us raise money. Individual donations are welcomed but if you have a group of friends who would like to do something small to change someone’s life have a look at the projects we are doing or call us on 0094 11 4000 259 and we can let you know the areas which need financial assistance.Whether you are an individual, company or NGO we would love to have you as a partner of LEADS. Thank you for taking the time to read this and we look forward to hearing from you.
Application Details
LEADS
25, Hospital Road,
Dehiwela 10350
Sri Lanka
Contact – HR officer: Nadhisha Mendis 07700500888
Email – [email protected]