Batticaloa Young Men’s Christian Association

Our Vision

A just society with full enjoyment of the creations of God, the Almighty.

Our Mission

To put Christian principles

Into practice through programs that

Build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Batticaloa Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) is primarily a community based International Christian Lay Ecumenical and Volunteer Movement operating in various countries of the world. Though the name Young Men’s Christian Association implies that YMCA is a Christian Association for Men and Women, being sensitive to the issues affecting the society, it goes beyond its inherited concept and ideas of traditional programs and renders its services to all, irrespective of caste, creed and gender.

The Batticaloa YMCA was inaugurated on 1971 July 22nd. The YMCA- Batticaloa has Registration of Voluntary Social Services/Non-Governmental Organization under Voluntary Social Services Organizations (Registration & Supervision) Act, No.31 of 1980 as amended by Act, No. 8 of 1998- Registration No: BT/RVSS/2008/02 and an affiliate to the National Council of the YMCAs of Sri Lanka incorporated under Parliamentary Act No: 07 of 1967. In its 40 years of yeoman service to the people of Batticaloa, it has catered to the basic need of the community without any bias. Thus, contributed very much to the human and social development of the community

YMCA with its social responsibility responds to many emerging issues from the social realities namely; education, health, environment, child rights and development, economic development and natural and manmade disasters. The social initiatives and economic development programmes reach several affected and marginalized families. YMCA Batticaloa also has a special focus on women, children/youth and implements several programs. Currently the YMCA is implementing projects/programmes with the purpose of serving and supporting marginalized, affected and unfortunate people across the district. The YMCA has developed strategic partnership with several agencies and has received financial assistance from esteemed organizations and International agencies/donors.