Our mission is Empowering people through animation and being in Solidarity in their efforts for integral human development.
About Us
Our Mission
Our Vision
Our vision is the Realisation of a Just Sri Lankan Society based on Gospel Values of Love, Forgiveness, Peace, Unity, Equality - Lived, Promoted and Protected irrespective of race, caste and religion.
Who we are
The social arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference in Sri Lanka
About us
Caritas Sri Lanka – SEDEC is an expression of the concern of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka for justice, peace and human development. It operates on the mandate of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) which is conferred to the Board of Management (BOM).
Caritas Sri Lanka – SEDEC is the National Secretariat of the Commission for Justice, Peace and Human Development of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka. In each Diocese, Caritas Sri Lanka – SEDEC has an implementing Caritas Diocesan Secretariat. These are the secretariats of the Commission for Justice, Peace & Human Development of the respective Dioceses.
Caritas Sri Lanka – SEDEC is independent of all political parties and ethnic groups. It draws its inspiration from the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ, His unconditional love for one another and its mission is enrooted in the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Caritas Sri Lanka – SEDEC is a Member of Caritas Internationalis, which is an International Confederation of Catholic Organizations that comes under the purview of the Holy Father, mandated by their respective Episcopal Conferences to spread solidarity, social justice and integral human development.
Legal status
Caritas Sri Lanka – SEDEC, attains its legal status under Parliamentary Act No. 17 of 1983 which is an Act to Incorporate the Catholic Bishops’
Conference in Sri Lanka
This Act is citied as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act No. 17 of 1983
Our Team
The outstanding and hardworking Caritas Sri Lanka family
Rev. Fr. Mahendra Gunatilleke
National Director
Dr. Shemal Fernando
Senior Executive Manager
Mr. K. Theivendirarajah
Senior Programme Manager
Mr. Vasantha Gomez
Consultant Finance Manager
Mr.Jude Ivan Keerthi
Finance Manager
Mr. Priyantha Fernando
Manager - Social Justice & Sustainable Peace
Mrs. Nilani Tissera
National Coordinator - Food Security
Mr. K. Vareeswaran
Programme Consultant
Mr. Frederick Jayawardena
Consultant Programme Officer
Mr. J. A. Eliyas
Administrative Officer
Mr. Nirmal Chaminda
Senior Accountant
Mr. Sajith Silva
Manager - Integral Human Development
Mrs. Beula Fernando
Documentation Officer
Mr. J. P. Sagayaraj
DRM Officer
Mrs. H. D. M. Dushmanthi
Project Accountant
Mrs. Wendy Therese Starling
Confidential Secretary
Mr. Shirley Hough
Logistics Support Service Assistant
Mr. Suranga Fernando
Audio Visual Officer
Mr. Chaminda Thushara Perera
Procurement Officer
Mr. Terrance Codipily
IT Officer
Mr. K. Angelo
Finance Officer
Miss Thiranka Andradi
Finance Officer
Miss Dharshika Kadirvel
Programme Officer
Miss Chathurani N. Hettiarachchi
Project Officer
Mr. L. Rukesh Sanmuganathan
Accounts Officer
Ms.Chathurika Wijesinghe
Asst. Finance Officer
Mr. P.U. Upatissa Tennakon
Programme Officer/Report Writer
Mr. Mudalige Nissanka Fernando
Programme Officer
Mr. Luxshman A. Silva
Administrative Officer
Mr. Nishanth Rajasegaram
Regional Coordinator
Mr. S. J. Isuru Silva Wickramasinghe
Regional Coordinator
Rev. Sr. Noyala Prashanthy
Programme Officer
Mr.Dananjana Fernando
Programme Officer
Ms.Marguerite Fernando
Assistant Secretary
Mrs. Sithumini Perera
Programme Coordinator
Ms. Sulakshana Anthony
Accounts Assistant
Ms. Thayagi Silva
Accounts Assistant
Ms. Michelle Senarathne
Programme Coordinator
Ms. Melani Warnakula
Receptionist/Secretary
Our Partners
Working together for a better tomorrow
