About us

Empowering Families, Overcoming Poverty Since 2002

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We all need support through the most important period of our children: the early years

Across Sri Lanka, economic hardship and social inequality create serious barriers for children’s education, health, and future. Families in vulnerable communities face daily struggles that their children should never have to carry. That’s why Dimuthu Foundation — a government-registered NGO and child charity in Sri Lanka founded in 2002 — dedicates itself to children as the most valuable investment of tomorrow.

We believe a child who is fed, sheltered, protected, and guided grows into a person who strengthens their entire community. Once children thrive, families and communities across the island flourish alongside them.

Founder & Chairman

Since 2002, Rev. Dr. Jude Nicholas Fernando, Founder Chairman of the Dimuthu Foundation, has guided the organization with unwavering dedication to children’s rights, education, family empowerment, and community development. Through compassionate leadership and a deep commitment to the most vulnerable, marginalized, destitute and disadvantaged children, he continues to walk alongside children and families across Sri Lanka, helping them move toward dignity, hope, and self-reliance. 

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We concentrate on sharing, gratitude, sacrifice, solidarity, collaboration, community building, self-sufficiency, voluntary service and auto sustainability.

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Rev. Fr. Jude.

Inclusive

We work at the grassroots level to alleviate poverty irrespective of race, religion, caste, or any other distinctions.

Responsible

Our dedicated team is specially trained in community development to nurture and protect children from social evils.

Child-Centred

Every programme is designed with children's integral formation and protection at its core.

Development-Focused

We've shifted from charity to sustainable development — empowering communities to transform themselves.

Vision

Eradication of total poverty and thereby bring about a better world through the integral formation of human person.

Mission

Our mission is for children. we also envisage the formation of their parents who are the prime agents of the education and formation of children. We focus here on the material, intellectual, emotional, social, moral, spiritual and cultural poverty.

Core Values

We concentrate on sharing, gratitude, sacrifice, solidarity, collaboration, community building, self-sufficiency, voluntary service and long-term sustainability.

Sharing

Dimuthu Foundation believes that every gift, resource, and opportunity becomes more meaningful when it is shared with children and families who face poverty, exclusion, and hardship.

Meet Our Dedicated Team

Experts in giving our children best start

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Rev. Dr. Jude Nicholas Fernando

Chairman / Founder

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Rose Priyanthi Fernando

Vice Chairman

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Rev. Bro. Shanuka Maduranga

Board Member

What parent say
Dimuthu Foundation's continuous presence gave us strength. We never felt alone. They didn't just help us — they built us up to stand on our own."
Community Member, Puttalam District Dimuithu Saviya

More than just a joyful place

Where every child finds a safe home to learn, a peaceful place to play, and the wings to reach their dreams.

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