one world foundation is a non-profit aid organisation in Sri Lanka, which operates a school for more than 1,100 children, adolescents and adults.

When the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami hit on 26 December 2004, the one world foundation facilities were completely destroyed.

In the Women's Cooperation, mothers of the pre-schoolers receive basic training in a handicrafts and economic skills.

NVQ is the certification system of the Sri Lankan National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority.

[1] The one world foundation aims to promote a form of tourism based on mutual understanding and a fair exchange.

The Ayurveda Guesthouse Bogenvillya lies 80 km to the south of Colombo on the West coast of Sri Lanka, in the fishing village Ahungalla.

So far the following artists completed a residence programme at one world foundation: Clarina Bezzola (2010), Christian Eisenberger (2013), Marcus Geiger (2010), Markus Hanakam (2014), Thomas Helbig (2009), Suhasini Kejriwal (2010), Ursula Mayer (2014), Peter Sandbichler (2015), Hans Schabus (2011/2012), Roswitha Schuller (2014), Ruchi Bakshi Sharma (2017), Sudarshan Shetty (2009), Navin Thomas (2009), Theegulla Venkanna (2013), Karunasiri Wijesinghe (2013).

The writers taking part so far were: Rosa Artmann (2016), Dimitré Dinev (2011), Maja Haderlap (2012), Andreas Jungwirth (2017), Kala Ramesh (2014), David Schalko (2015), Sabine Scholl (2016), Cordula Simon (2014), Brita Steinwendtner (2013), Ilija Trojanow (2014), Andreas Weber (2014).