Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement is a people's development movement founded in 1958 in Sri Lanka. It has brought about grass-roots initiative, involvement and development of mind among thousands of village people in Sri Lanka. Sarvodaya began as an educational experience in the mid-1950's, when a group of high school teachers in Columbo, decided to translate their convictions into action. They went wherever they were invited. Sri Lanka Today2000 there are 12,000 out of total of 30,000 villages in Sri Lanka involved in the Sarvodaya Movement that means nearly four million persons.
Special emphasis is put on building of the community.
Introduce and encourage functional leadership and community spirit through Shramadana camps. Form functional groups and training programs according to the needs of individuals Mothers, Youth, Elders, Children. Groups prioritize needs, discuss and launch projects. Economic and employment opportunities increase. Income generating activities help to bring a more self-financing community as the social programs continue.