Sarvodaya has always stood for non-violence and peace. Through out its 5 decades of existence it has worked hard for bringing individual and community awakening through an integrated approach to development and peace.

The past few months Sri Lanka has witnessed unprecedented violence making the 4 year old fragile ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE a mere document in paper. Sarvodaya not only continued with various actions at different levels to diffuse a situation of heightened violence and human suffering, but worked hard without much coverage in the mainstream media in the country (which is by and large encouraging a “war agenda” promoting further violence), to promote inter-community understanding while helping to meet the urgent needs of the affected communities.

On 8th July 2006, Sarvodaya once again reflected the commitment of the ordinary citizens of Sri Lanka towards peace. Led by Dr.A.T.Ariyaratne, Founder – Leader of Sarvodaya, 8000 people belonging to all ethnic communities held a peace meditation in Ampara, the troubled Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.