Room to Read Sri Lanka

13/10/2026

Strengthening Teachers. Guiding Students. Shaping Futures. 🌱

Every student deserves the guidance and support to recognise their strengths, navigate challenges and make informed decisions about their future.

Through our Girls Education & Gender Equality Program (GEP), Room to Read Sri Lanka works closely with the Ministry of Education to strengthen school-based counselling, career guidance and life skills education.

One such collaboration is the development of the Capacity Development Module on Student Counselling and Career Guidance, jointly created by the Co-curricular, Guidance and Counselling Branch of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education and Room to Read Sri Lanka.

Developed as part of the School Counselling and Career Guidance (C2) initiative, this comprehensive resource aims to strengthen the capacities of teachers responsible for managing School Counselling and Career Guidance Centres (C2 Centres), equipping them with the knowledge, skills and practical approaches to better support students.

The module comprises 21 sessions covering two key areas:

📘 Student Counselling (15 sessions): Understanding child and adolescent development, mental health, psychosocial well-being, counselling approaches and the role of teachers in supporting students.

📗 Career Guidance (6 sessions): Helping students recognise their strengths, explore educational and career pathways, access relevant information and make informed choices about their futures.

Building on a five-day counselling capacity development programme conducted in June and July 2026, a Training of Trainers programme was held on 17 August, followed by a three-day Career Guidance workshop later, bringing together 46 school counselling and career guidance teachers from the North Central, North Western and Uva provinces.

Drawing on expertise from stakeholder institutions, these workshops used interactive, learner-centered approaches to help teachers translate the module's content into practical guidance and support for students.

This initiative reflects our continued collaboration with the Ministry of Education to strengthen school-based counselling, and #𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 education, helping create supportive learning environments where students can build , develop and navigate life's challenges.

When are equipped to guide and mentor, students are better supported to make informed choices and shape their own futures.

World Change Starts with Educated Children.®

#𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬

11/10/2026

🎉 Celebrating 21 Years of Room to Read in Sri Lanka! | 2005–2026

21 years of advancing literacy, empowering girls and creating opportunities through education.

Since 2005, Room to Read Sri Lanka has worked alongside the Ministry of Education, educators, communities, and partners to strengthen foundational literacy, build educator capacity, and equip adolescent girls with essential life skills.

As we celebrate this milestone, we thank everyone who has been part of our journey towards a more equitable future through education.

21 years of partnership, progress, and possibilities—and our commitment continues!

World Change Starts with Educated Children.®

#𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬

11/10/2026

💗 Every Girl Has the Right to Learn, Lead and Shape Her Own Future.

International Day of the Girl Child | 11 October 2026

This year, the United Nations calls for collective action under the theme “End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights.”

The theme highlights a fundamental truth: every girl deserves a childhood free from harmful practices, the opportunity to complete her education, and the freedom to make informed choices about her future.

Yet, child marriage continues to deny millions of girls these rights, disrupting their education, limiting their opportunities and undermining their agency.

At Room to Read Sri Lanka, we believe investing in girls' rights begins with education and empowerment.

Through our Girls' Education Programme, #𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 plays a central role in equipping adolescent girls with hashtag , , , — essential skills to navigate challenges, recognize their potential, and exercise greater agency over their lives.

In partnership with the Ministry of Education, we are strengthening life skills education, hashtag , and and through government-led systems, building educators' capacities, and fostering supportive learning environments.

As we join the United Nations' call to end child marriage, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing gender equality in education and ensuring girls have the knowledge, skills, opportunities and support to shape their own futures.

Because her childhood is her right. Her education is her opportunity. And her future is hers to shape. 💗

World Change Starts with Educated Children.®

11/10/2026

10/10/2026

💚 Sometimes, the most important thing we can give a child is someone who listens.

Every child experiences the world differently. Some face challenges they struggle to explain. Others carry worries about friendships, family, school, or their future.

When children feel heard, understood, and supported, they are better able to build confidence, develop resilience and navigate life's challenges.

At Room to Read Sri Lanka, we are working alongside the Ministry of Education to strengthen the support available to students through school counselling, career guidance, mentoring and life skills education.

As part of this partnership, three important educational resources have been developed to help :

📘 Understand students' mental health and counselling needs.
📗 Create and manage supportive school counselling and career guidance centres.
📙 Help students develop practical life skills for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

These resources support a shared vision of schools where children feel safe to speak, teachers are equipped to listen, and every student has opportunities to grow.

This World Mental Health Day, we celebrate the importance of listening without judgement, responding with compassion, and recognising that every child's experience matters.

Real voices deserve to be heard. Real change begins when we listen. 💚

05/10/2026

We celebrate teachers and the many ways they shape, guide and inspire young lives.

A teacher’s role reaches far beyond the classroom. In the right moment, a word of encouragement, a listening ear or thoughtful guidance can help a child recognise their strengths, navigate challenges and believe in what is possible.

At Room to Read Sri Lanka, we celebrate teachers as educators, guides and mentors — creating learning environments where children feel supported, respected and encouraged to grow.

Because when every teacher becomes a mentor, every child has someone at school who believes in their potential. 💛

04/10/2026

Celebrating the children of Sri Lanka

Day 2 at the Public Library, on occasion of Children's Day

04/10/2026

Day 2 at the Public Library, on occasion of Children's Day

03/10/2026

A new chapter has begun!

Here are a few moments from the opening ceremony of the Ethawa Primary School's child-friendly library in Nikaweratiya, that took place, recently

One library. Hundreds of dreams. A brighter future...❤️ 📖