Our Presence

Accountability and Transparency

Without the trust of our stakeholders we cannot fulfill our Mission. By holding ourselves “accountable”, we demonstrate that we are worthy of this trust. Without accountability our efforts to alleviate poverty and address injustice are less likely to be realized.

We hold ourselves accountable to the individual donors and partner organisations who support our work and also those we seek to engage such as the government, public and private sector partners.

We hold ourselves accountable to the World Vision partner offices and NGO peers we work together with.

Aid agencies are often viewed as the ones making decisions in community development because they hold more power through the funding they bring in.

Therefore, our primary accountability is to the children and communities we serve. We provide them with timely information about our projects and implement these with their consultation and participation. We also have feedback mechanisms to collect feedback and complaints from the community through formal feedback systems, suggestion boxes and provide them awareness on their right to complain and give feedback. We also keep them informed of the steps taken on their feedback.

Reporting period

In compiling this Report World Vision Lanka has made an intentional effort to move towards greater accountability and transparency. This Annual Report covers our activities and performance for the period 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018, in alignment with the World Vision International’s financial year.

The information included in the report has been determined through consultation with World Vision Lanka staff and reviewed by the Senior Management. The report has been prepared in accordance with the Sri Lanka Statement of Recommended Practice for Not-for-Profit Organisations issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and informed by the Global Reporting Initiative’s reporting guidelines and NGO Sector Supplement.