Shanthi Maargam

04/09/2026

Here’s a glimpse of the moments that made August special!✨🙌🏻

අපේ අගෝස්තු මාසය සුන්දර කළ අවස්ථාවන් දෙස බලමු! ✨🙌🏻

எங்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் மாதத்தை சிறப்பாக்கிய தருணங்களைப் பார்ப்போம்! ✨🙌🏻

02/09/2026

21/08/2026

Sharing an interview of our Founder and Executive Director, Kamani Jinadasa in The Sun on the reasons why Shanthi Maargam was established 10 years ago, the importance of providing mental health services and support for children and youth in our country, some of our achievements and challenges to sustain this important work.

"Over the past six or seven years, we have seen a significant sense of loss of hope among children and youth. They see their parents struggling financially and families struggling to afford basic necessities such as food and medicine. Naturally, they begin questioning what their own future will look like. We are seeing increased loneliness, depression, anxiety and thoughts of su***de. But there is another issue Sri Lanka does not speak about enough: the impact of racial riots and the war. So many families, whether Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim or Burgher, have experienced profound loss. There is also an intergenerational transmission of trauma. Children can be affected not only by what they personally experience but also by the experiences carried by their parents. If we want healthy young people who can move our country forward, we need to acknowledge and heal from our own trauma as adults instead of passing cycles of violence to the next generation."

What Shanthi Maargam has done will always be a result of team work and countless people's support- thanks everyone who have been a part of our journey in so many ways! ❤

12/08/2026

This International Youth Day, we celebrate young people not only as the leaders of tomorrow, but as an important part of the communities we build today. 💛

තරුණ හදවත් තුළ ඇති සිහින, අදහස් සහ බලාපොරොත්තු අපේ ප්‍රජාවන්ගේ හෙට දවස හැඩගස්වයි. ඒ සිහිනවලට ඉඩක් දී, ඒ හඬට වටිනාකමක් දෙමින්, ඔවුන් සමඟ හෙට දවස ගොඩනගමු. 💛

இளைஞர்களின் கனவுகளும் குரல்களும் நம் சமூகங்களின் நாளையை வடிவமைக்கின்றன. அவர்களுடன் இணைந்து, அந்த எதிர்காலத்தை உருவாக்குவோம். 💛

07/08/2026

Here’s a glimpse of the moments that made July special!✨🙌🏻

අපේ ජූලි මාසය සුන්දර කළ අවස්ථාවන් බලමු!✨🙌🏻

எங்கள் ஜூலை மாதத்தை சிறப்பாக்கிய தருணங்களைப் பார்ப்போம்!✨🙌🏻

22/07/2026

Here's what our interns had to say about their internship experience! ✨

We're grateful for the energy and commitment you brought during your time with us.

Wishing you all the very best for the journey ahead - keep doing amazing things. ❤️🙌🏻

අප සමඟ ගත කළ කාලය තුළ ඔබ දැක්වූ කැපවීම, උද්යෝගය සහ අගනා දායකත්වය අපි ඉතා අගය කරමු.

ඔබගේ ඉදිරි ගමනට අපගේ උණුසුම් සුබ පැතුම්!❤️🙌🏻

எங்களுடன் இருந்த காலத்தில் நீங்கள் காட்டிய அர்ப்பணிப்பு, உற்சாகம் மற்றும் பங்களிப்பை நாங்கள் மனமாரப் பாராட்டுகிறோம்.

உங்கள் எதிர்காலப் பயணத்திற்கு எங்கள் மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துக்கள்! ❤️🙌🏻

20/07/2026

VACANCY ALERT📢

We are looking for a hotline counsellor to join our team. ☎️

If you're interested in making an impact and growing with us, apply now ‼️

12/07/2026

Activity Time: Thinking outside the box ✨

With just a few abstract shapes, we encouraged our little minds to think beyond the obvious—transforming them into bird beaks, mountains, and so much more.

A beautiful reminder that every child sees the world through their own unique lens.❤️

ක්‍රියාකාරකම් වේලාව: රාමුවෙන් පිට සිතීම ✨

සරල හැඩ කිහිපයක් භාවිතා කරමින්, දරුවන්ට නිර්මාණශීලීව සිතීමට අවස්ථාව ලබා දුන්නෙමු. එකම හැඩ විවිධ දේවල් ලෙස ඔවුන්ගේ සිතුවිලි තුළ පතිත විය.

සෑම දරුවෙකුම එකම දේ වෙනස් ලෙස දකින බවට සුන්දර මතක් කිරීමකි.❤️

செயல்பாட்டு நேரம்: பெட்டிக்குப் புறம்பாக சிந்தித்தல் ✨
சில எளிய வடிவங்களை பயன்படுத்தி, குழந்தைகள் படைப்பாற்றலுடன் சிந்திக்க ஊக்குவிக்கப்பட்டனர். ஒரே வடிவம் அவர்களின் கற்பனையில் பல்வேறு பொருட்களாக மாறியது. ஒவ்வொரு குழந்தையும் ஒரே விஷயத்தை வேவ்வேரு முறையில் பார்ப்பது ஒரு அழகான நினைவாகும்.

அதில் குழந்தைகளின் வெவ்வேரு கருத்துக்களை அடையாளம் காண முடிந்தது.❤️

06/07/2026

On June 17th, our interns participated in a training session titled "Beyond Disability: Understanding Neurodevelopmental Differences and Supporting Participation" held at our youth centre. ✨

The session provided an overview of the different types of disabilities, while taking a deeper look at neurodevelopmental disabilities such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Through this training, our interns gained a better understanding of their characteristics, early signs, how to identify children who may require additional support, and practical ways to respond in a supportive and inclusive manner.

A special thank you to our wonderful facilitator, Thaanya Pushparaj, for delivering such a valuable, engaging, and informative training session. 🙌🏻❤️

අපගේ සීමාවාසකයින් සඳහා "Beyond Disability: Understanding Neurodevelopmental Differences and Supporting Participation" යන මාතෘකාව යටතේ ජූනි 17 වන දින වටිනා පුහුණු සැසියක් පැවැත්විණි.✨
මෙම සැසියේදී විශේෂයෙන් Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) සහ Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) පිළිබඳව වඩාත් සවිස්තරාත්මකව සාකච්ඡා කෙරිණි.
මෙම සැසිය මෙහෙයවූ තාන්‍යා පුෂ්පරාජ් වෙත අපගේ හෘදයාංගම ස්තුතිය පුද කරමු.🙌🏻❤️

எங்கள் சாந்தி மார்கம் இளைஞர் மையத்தின் பயிற்சியாளர்களுக்காக "Beyond Disability: Understanding Neurodevelopmental Differences and Supporting Participation" என்ற தலைப்பில் பயனுள்ள பயிற்சி அமர்வு ஜூலை 17 ஆம் தேதி நடைபெற்றது. ✨
இந்த அமர்வில் பல்வேறு மாற்றுத்திறன்கள் குறித்து ஒரு அறிமுகத்துடன், குறிப்பாக ADHD மற்றும் Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) குறித்து விரிவாக பேசப்பட்டது. இந்த சிறந்த பயிற்சி அமர்வை நடத்திய எங்கள் வளவாளர் தான்யா புஷ்பராஜ் அவர்களுக்கு மனமார்ந்த நன்றிகள்.🙌🏻❤️

30/06/2026

On 18th June, we hosted our Men’s Mental Health webinar to create awareness around this often overlooked topic, especially within the Sri Lankan context.

A special thank you to our amazing speaker, Prasith Jayathilaka, Clinical Psychologist, and our fantastic moderator, Thaanya Pushparaj, for leading such an important and insightful discussion.🙌🏻

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to creating a safe space for this conversation. We hope this initiative helps create spaces where asking for help is met with understanding, not judgment. 💚

ජූනි 18 වන දින, පිරිමි මානසික සෞඛ්‍යය පිළිබඳව විවෘතව කතා කිරීමට සහ දැනුවත්භාවය ඇති කිරීමට අපි වෙබිනාර් වැඩසටහනක් පැවැත්වූවෙමු.

අපගේ කථිකයා වූ, සායනික මනෝවිද්‍යාඥ ප්‍රසිත් ජයතිලක සහ එය මෙහෙයවූ තාන්‍යා පුෂ්පරාජ් හට අපගේ ස්තූතිය පුද කරමු.🙌🏻

සහභාගී වූ සැමට ද ස්තූතියි. තමන්ගේ හැඟීම් විවෘතව බෙදාගැනීමටත්, අවශ්‍ය විටෙක උදව් ඉල්ලා සිටීමටත් හැකි පරිසරයක් නිර්මාණය කිරීම අපේ බලාපොරොත්තුව වේ.💚

ஜூன் 18ஆம் திகதி, இலங்கைச் சமூகத்தில் பெரும்பாலும் கவனிக்கப்படாத ஆண்களின் மனநலம் குறித்து விழிப்புணர்வை ஏற்படுத்தவும், திறந்த உரையாடலை ஊக்குவிக்கவும் நாங்கள் ஒரு கருத்தரங்கை நடாத்தினோம்.

எமது பேச்சாளரான மருத்துவ உளவியலாளர் பிரசித் ஜெயதிலக அவர்களுக்கும், எமது தொகுப்பாளர் தான்யா புஷ்பராஜ் அவர்களுக்கும் இந்த முக்கியமான உரையாடலை சிறப்பாக வழிநடத்தியதற்காக எமது நன்றிகளைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.🙌🏻

கலந்து கொண்ட அனைவருக்கும் நன்றி. உணர்வுகளை பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளவும், தேவையான போது உதவியை நாடவும் முடியும் வகையில் புரிதலும் ஆதரவும் நிறைந்த சூழலை உருவாக்க நாம் நம்புகிறோம்.💚