Sarana International (Pvt) Ltd., has its roots in the compassion of one man towards the less fortunate of our land.  Today, it has become the passion of over 30,000 donors who are members of the Ceylinco family.  Founded on sympathy, fuelled by empathy, it is a one-of-its-kind charity organisation in Sri Lanka.  Operations are conducted with the fervour of any profit oriented corporate body. Under the charismatic leadership of its founder, Deshamanya Dr. Lalith Kotelawala, today the Sarana Fund carries out on an average of 750 donations per month. This translates in to over one donation every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sarana strictly follows a policy of no discrimination. All its donations are made with no consideration for caste, creed, religion, ethnicity or any other social factor.   Being in need is the one and only qualification.