Welcome! A.C.T. - Aiding Children Together, Inc. is a grassroots charity that supports a variety of health, education and safety projects benefiting impoverished families and children in Sri Lanka. ACT has built homes for families left homeless after the tsunami, launched a school for children of indigent laborers on a tea estate, undertaken clean water projects, and brought electricity and running water to a village school. ACT also supports a number of education programs serving children and adults from underprivileged backgrounds, including two nursery schools and a vocational training center. Most recently, ACT supported the launch of a program working with at-risk street children.
Working entirely through volunteer efforts, ACT is able to minimize overhead and maximize impact of our charitable investments. Without the bureaucracy of larger organizations, ACT enables supporters in the United States to experience a more direct connection with the programs they support. We work in partnership with experienced local churches and community groups, providing resources that enable them to expand their service base.
ACT grew from a tsunami relief effort, the Smyrna Church Tsunami Relief Fund, an ad-hoc group formed following the tragedy of the December 2004 tsunami. While the initial intent of the group was to provide resources to address short-term emergent needs, the effort was so successful that funds raised enabled the Smyrna Church of Galle, Sri Lanka to procure land and build permanent homes for 13 families left homeless following the tsunami. Inspired by the success of these efforts, and by the commitment of our donors, Aiding Children Together, Inc. was formed to provide ongoing support to programs serving impoverished families in Sri Lanka. ACT is now a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, registered as a not-for-profit in New York State.
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