Foundation Netherlands Sri Lanka

[Unclear if foundation is still active.]

In 1976 the Stichting Nederland-Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was founded in The Hague in order to raise funds for the restoration of the former VOC-orphanage in Colombo. After a successful campaign the building could be opened in 1982 as Dutch Period Museum by the then President Jayewardene.

 Afterwards the Stichting concentrated its activities on:
* co-founding the Netherlands Alumni Association of Lanka (NAAL) which is joined by former members of international post-graduate courses in the Netherlands. The association has now over 500 members and is housed in the Dutch Period Museum.
* creating in 1976 the twinning between the Dutch and Srilankan municipalities of Velsen and Galle. This twinning has proved to be a great success.
* giving information on Sri Lanka, preferably on bilateral relations in the fields of culture, education and development cooperation.
The website of the Stichting Nederland-Sri Lanka offers the largest collection of links on Sri Lanka on the internet.
For the time being the Stichting Nederland-Sri Lanka will mainly function as information and advising centre.