Sri Lanka Sumithrayo

About Sri Lanka Sumithrayo

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo is a government approved charity founded in 1974, by late Mrs. Joan De Mel and was incorporated by Act of Parliament No.10 of 1986. Srilanka Sumithrayo are registered members of Befrienders Worldwide and function as a non-political, non-religious organization focused on providing emotional support to help those at risk of suicide.
If you feel emotionally overwhelmed please know we are here for you. Give us a call, visit any of our centres or drop us an email. It is never too late to reach out.

OUR VISION IS A SOCIETY WHERE
People are able to explore their feelings without fear or prejudice
People are able to understand & respect the feelings of others and fewer people die by Suicide.

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Founder : Joan De Mel

Our Team

Kumudini De Silva

Chairperson

Hema Ranathunga

Vice Chairperson, National Trainer Listening & Befriending

Nimal Amarasekera

Treasurer

Wazira Manamperi

Secretary

Melanie Paranavithana

Member of the Befrienders Worldwide board of trustees

Anura Wijemanne

National Trainer- Listening, Befriending and Sexual Concerns

Lakshmi Ratnayake

First Chairperson Sri Lanka Sumithrayo & Founder Director of The Rural Program

Suranjini Wickremeratne

Director Rural Programme, Financial consultant to council of Management

Our Services

There are 10 Sri Lanka Sumithrayo centers spread out around the country, The Rural programme and The Outreach unit supports the community in numerous ways face to face / Over the phone / mail

Providing Emotional support for people to develop coping skills and deal with everyday stress and strains of life

Befriending at institutions on request

Programs conducted for the farming community who live in economic difficulty. They are faced with changing weather patterns and crop failures which add to their economic difficulty

Giving support to Drug dependents and their families

Conducting awareness programs on prevention of suicide

About Us