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Every village has a voice.
Let’s help it carry.

Voice Village is a grassroots empowerment programme that partners with communities across Sri Lanka to build local leadership, open access to resources, and put decisions back in villagers’ hands.

2026Launch year
4Founding pillars
vforv.orgParent organisation
About the project

A network, not a hierarchy.

Most aid moves in one direction: an organisation decides, a village receives. Voice Village works the other way. We start by listening — to what a community already has, what it needs, and who its people trust — then build a network of trained local leaders who carry that community’s priorities forward.

Each participating village becomes a node in a growing network across Sri Lanka: sharing skills, resources, and advocacy with neighbouring villages rather than depending solely on outside support.

“A village that can speak for itself doesn’t need someone to speak for it.”

Four founding pillars

What Voice Village builds in every community

Each pillar reinforces the others — leadership without resources stalls, resources without a voice get misdirected.

Local Leadership

Identifying and training respected community members to organise, mediate, and represent their village’s interests.

Skills & Livelihoods

Vocational training and small-enterprise support so income generation stays inside the community.

Resource Access

Connecting villages to healthcare, education, and government services they’re entitled to but often miss.

Community Voice

Giving villages a direct channel into local government and public discourse, so their priorities are heard, not guessed.

How a village joins

Three steps, community-led throughout

Partner with a village

We meet with community members and local government to understand needs and confirm genuine, community-wide interest before anything is planned.

Train and equip local leaders

Selected community members receive leadership, advocacy, and resource-management training, backed by Voice Foundation’s network and mentors.

Community-led change takes root

The village runs its own initiatives going forward, with Voice Village staying on as a support network rather than a decision-maker.

Our 2026 goals

What we’re building toward this year

Voice Village has just launched — these are targets we’re working toward, not results yet achieved. We’ll update this page as villages come on board.

10Founding villages onboarded
50Local leaders trained
5Districts represented
100%Community-nominated leadership
Get involved

Voice Village is just starting — there’s room to shape it

Whether you can give time, expertise, or funding, every founding contribution goes further right now.

Volunteer

Join field visits, training sessions, or help develop the leadership curriculum alongside our team.

Apply via vforv.org

Partner

NGOs, businesses, and government bodies can partner on training, resources, or district coordination.

Start a conversation

Donate

Fund a founding village’s first year — leadership training, starter resources, and ongoing mentorship.

Support the launch