Project

This initiative aims to inspire agricultural development in Sri Lanka by addressing key challenges such as food insecurity and youth unemployment. The agriculture sector in Sri Lanka is highly vulnerable to climate change, pests, and extreme weather, making it less attractive to the younger generation. The lack of modernization and technology integration further discourages youth…

The project removes barriers to access to menstrual necessities and hygiene management education, while breaking the unbreakable myths and stigma. Poor menstrual hygiene remains a neglected issue in Sri Lanka. More than 3.9 million menstruating women and girls in Sri Lanka are excluded, stigmatised, shamed and living with no solution in accessibility to menstrual hygiene…

The Bamboo Canopy and Alternative Livelihood (BCAL) Project focuses on growing bamboo and promoting sustainable management and harvesting practices in Sri Lanka. Land degradation and depletion of forest cover in Sri Lanka is a severe issue. Degraded land has serious adverse impacts on the environment, including soil erosion and quality depletion, local water losses and…

Understanding of emerging and future water security issues and conducting research to provide evidence of solutions is a global need. We at ReDI aims to improve water security for the poor while supporting to reach Sustainable Development Goal 6 and related targets, through community based water management, a well-known approach used in rural water resources…

At present more than 60% of the households in Sri Lanka use firewood for cooking. Use of firewood for cooking is higher in rural areas (77%) and in estate sector (86%) in Sri Lanka. A project has been initiated for the promotion of alternative energy for cooking within rural communities in Sri Lanka. Apart from…

Poverty rate is rising in many cities in developing countries, and city residents face difficulties in securing fresh food. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the urban poor in developing countries, spend 60% or more of their income on food. Over the recent years there has been growing interest to strengthen and intensify…

According to World Health Organization, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Sri Lanka cause more than75% of total deaths. NCDs has now become a serious public health issue in Sri Lanka and fuelled by tobacco use, unhealthy diet, harmful use of alcohol and physical inactivity. Consumption of salt is two to three times higher than recommended quantity….

We believe that creating opportunities for small producers in low and middle income countries, who have limited access to the markets is important for them to earn better income. Our “Eco homeware project” aims to support these small producers to reach international markets. ReDI has launched the brand Ceylon Cocona to promote sustainable and eco-friendly…