Kalukanda House | Every Stay Gives Back

Total Positive Impact To Date | Membership Since December 2022

$ 2,502

total funds raised for Their Future Today

250

families (of six individuals) received food for 3 days with Their Future Today

$ 50

dollars per stay goes to Their Future Today

100 %

donated to charity

1

malnourished family (of six individuals) receive food for 3 days for every $10 donated to Their Future Today

MIssion

To end the institutionalization and suffering of vulnerable children disadvantaged through poverty in Sri Lanka. TFT’s long-term vision is to see poverty reduced, communities empowered, and lives transformed to end institutionalization and introduce a foster care system so that every child can reclaim their human right to grow up in a family.

 

Why is it important?

Currently, 80% of children in orphanages have at least one living parent but are given up by loving families, in crisis, in the hope of a better life, not understanding the long-term damage caused. 14,000 children are estimated to live in orphanages in Sri Lanka, without hope of a family, an education, or a future. Poverty, discrimination, disability, war and natural disasters are all factors that cause children to become separated from their families

How do they do it?

They are collaborating with global specialist partners to advocate and raise awareness of the harm caused to children in orphanages. They are also sharing Alternative Family and Foster Care knowledge by providing training at the highest level to National Childcare Services, the Judiciary, law students, political leaders, civil society organizations, faith groups, universities, local NGO’s and communities to keep families together where it is safe and possible. This emergency of knowledge has created a new and transformational understanding of the social change that is needed to keep children united with families when possible. 

Global Goal Alignment

"Eradicating poverty is not a task of charity, it’s an act of justice and the key to unlocking an enormous human potential. Still, nearly half of the world’s population lives in poverty, and lack of food and clean water is killing thousands every single day of the year. Together, we can feed the hungry, wipe out disease and give everyone in the world a chance to prosper and live a productive and rich life."

How you can #TravelKindly:

 

 

  • A community impact contribution of $50 per stay will go to Their Future Today to be reflected in the final guest bill
  • Consider volunteer opportunities
  • Participate in a challenge – from running in a marathon to climbing a mountain

Kalukanda House is a woman-owned, luxury villa in Sri Lanka offering soul-nourishing, experiential slow travel. Founder and designer Dee Gibson is Highly Commended as a DEI Champion in the 2023 International Women in Travel and Tourism Awards. 

Book your visit to Sri Lanka with The Kalukanda House and positively impact Their Future Today.

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