Salesforce in Sri Lanka March 2025
March 19, 2025 | Sri LankaPrelude (11 Mar 2025) It’s the night before our departure and our bags are packed, checklists complete, and I THINK we’re ready to go. Our flight plan has us leaving Colorado Springs early tomorrow afternoon,... Read More
Sri Lanka in November 2024
November 14, 2024 | Sri LankaNovember 10, 2024 The team rose to a Sri Lankan breakfast and to the sights and sounds of orphaned elephants. We are staying at the Grand Royal Pinnalanda. It backs onto the Ma-Oya River, which... Read More
Sri Lanka in October 2024
October 31, 2024 | Sri LankaDAY 1: Bradley and I are on our way to join my incredible college friend & roommate Kathleen and a group to build a school in Kegalle, Sri Lanka through Developing World Connections. Ready to... Read More
Sri Lanka October 2023
October 24, 2023 | Sri LankaDay 1 Our first DWC trip has been nothing short of amazing. Sri Lanka has given us a chance to experience a new culture, new people and meet new friends. On the first day on... Read More
Volunteers Changing Lives In Sri Lanka
April 5, 2019 | Sri LankaIs there enough meaningful work for all of us? Tired and exhausted after what seemed, for most of us at least, a very, very long journey, we gathered together to hear about our project and... Read More
Building up a community in Sri Lanka
March 1, 2018 | Sri LankaOn this February trip led by Cathy Greven, a DWC team is working in the Tangalle region of Sri Lanka with Navajeevana, our non-profit, in-country host partner. Specifically, volunteers are building a day care and... Read More
Inspiration in Sri Lanka
November 23, 2017 | Sri LankaEmbracing Challenges and Trepidation Picture this: 7 volunteers, 4 missed connections, and 3 lost pieces of luggage; hardly the image of a cohesive group to help one Sri Lankan family who nearly lost everything to... Read More
Lucky 13 for TRIP team to Sri Lanka
April 26, 2017 | Sri LankaApril 25 Here’s a last look at this fantastic team at work! April 24 Last night we had an incredible dinner at Palm Paradise – a hotel many of the previous volunteers will remember having... Read More
SRI LANKA: The second week
October 19, 2016 | Sri LankaThe second week involved each team completing more work on the homes of Vijay, Predeep and Nilantha. Cement floors were poured, roofs were constructed and the group’s ‘ interior designers’ painted and plastered. A number... Read More
Sri Lanka – irrigation project
November 2, 2015 | Sri LankaToday is Saturday October 31st, Halloween. Some hotels seem to celebrate Halloween with parties but it is not a common part of rural Sri Lankan life. The last part of this work week was rather... Read More
Sri Lanka – irrigation project – wrap up festivities
November 2, 2015 | Sri LankaThe villagers put on a ceremony for us with food, dance and speeches. Larry, Dave, Jordan, Wade and JeffDWC / RotarySri Lanka, October 2015
Sri Lanka, Rotary irrigation project some R & R
October 27, 2015 | Sri LankaRiver Safari The team took time for a river safari. Larry, Dave, Jordan, Wade, Jeff and TonyDWC / RotarySri Lanka, October 2015