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We present the MEI Foundation's first-ever People's Market, our new initiative in-line with encouraging home-based entrepreneurship and sustainable sources of income. This half-day market is a spin-off of the western concept of the farmer's market. On the 13th of July, just as the sun rose to garl

Soles for Seeds commenced at the Al-Hamra Vidyala school in the Kandy district in July 2023, where we distributed school shoes to twenty-five children who were in need. The children were selected by the school principal based on the most needful candidates. As the students filed into the classroom

The RPSL initiative created a wave of thinking in our team. Whilst the success of reaching our target beneficiaries sealed the success of the project, we realize that the project itself can never be sealed away. Hence, the RPSL initiative was further expanded later in June 2023 by reaching out to sc

MEI is now launching our new project- RPSL (Relief package for Sri Lanka) which entails giving a helping hand to families in Sri Lanka who are currently suffering from the ongoing economic crisis. This project will be directed towards providing struggling families with basic monthly meals such as

A Health Awareness campaign was held by the MEI Foundation at the Sri Lankan International School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in early October 2022. The booth showcased 5 major topics: 1. Health screening recommendations, 2. Healthy lifestyle and food habits + wait to hip ratio measurement with ris

Sevana (meaning shade in Sinhala) was an initiative begun by the MEI Foundation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the project was to provide grocery items and home cooked meals to destitute Sri Lankan domestic workers in Riyadh who were made redundant by t

In February 2017, the MEI Foundation organized a renal failure awareness program at the Sri Lankan embassy, under the distinguished patronage of the then Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Azmi Thassim. The event was open to the public an

The MEI Foundation not only works on the ground to empower individuals, but we also act as a channel for organizations from abroad to access local communities. This is a snapshot of our rendezvous with a representative from the “Way to Happiness Foundation,” based in California. We were able

The MEI Foundation was introduced to the growing issue of water contamination in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka in 2016 by I TV new channel representatives. With their support we had made several site visits to the villages that were hard hit by the desperation for a drop of clean drinking

Poverty Is Not Passivity was written and published in 2015 by the Founder & Chairman of the MEI Foundation, Zainab Ifthikar. It was the gateway to all that MEI Foundation is today; this was where the story began. The book launch was held at Hotel Galadari, Colombo on the 15th of August 2015. The fir

The MEI Foundation conducted an awareness talk on May 26th, 2024  for students entering their A'Level examination in the Puttalam district. The talk was held at the Puttalam Royal Academy of Science which is run by the Director Dr. Hifraz Inayathullah.  The talk, entitled: ” Beyond the Books : Me

A sustainability mindset with an environment-friendly goal. This is what inspired MEI to the Soles for Seeds program. This program involves distributing school shoes to underprivileged children in some of the government schools across select regions in Sri Lanka. The innovation we have added to th

The relief package for Sri Lanka (RPSL) project was launched towards the end of 2022 with the aim to reach and support the nutrition of underprivileged families affected by the economic crisis. RPSL successfully reached 25 families in Kandy district and also launched one-time food donation drives

"Wherever there is giving, make sure a part of it is received by children." In January 2023, the MEI Foundation began the first project of the year with a donation to the pediatric ward at the Anuradhapura Base Hospital. We received a request for installing an Air conditioning unit in the HDU at th

With the wave of the economic crisis crippling the stability of Sri Lanka in 2021, the healthcare industry suffered the biggest hit. Patients sprawling to receive basic health interventions secondary to financial barriers proved to be a major turning point that led us to extend our support during th

In 2019, the MEI Foundation had installed tube wells in villages in Horowpathana. The water was first tested for impurities prior to the installation. MEI's representatives attended the well inaugurations and together with the villagers arranged for it to be opened in the local customary ways. Th

"The excruciating pain, and emotionally taxing journeys along with the devastation caused by the water contamination in Horowpathana was tied to my memory from a long time. I was able to do only little from my capacity and financial constraints. But as an aspirant young woman who does not believe in

It is often the light emanating from the souls of children that allow us to tap into our own light that we hold in our hearts. Children remind us of what we used to be and what we can become. It is in their smiles that we discover the innocence of hope and the endless ambitions of achieving. The ME

What is the first thing we notice when we meet someone to make a lasting memory of them? It is the way they smiled with their teeth, radiating to their eyes and with all their heart. What more can we cherish than someone’s warm smile, especially that of a child. In 2018, the MEI Foundation cond