Stichting Nederland Sri Lanka

this foundation offers the largest collection of internet links related to sri lanka on the internet. check: http://www.stichtingnederlandsrilanka.nl/links.htm in 1976 the “stichting nederland-sri lanka (ceylon)” (netherlands-sri lanka foundation) was founded in the hague in order to raise funds for the restoration of the former voc-orphanage in colombo. after a successful campaign the building could be opened in 1982 as dutch period museum by the then president jayewardene. afterwards the stichting concentrated its activities on: * co-founding the netherlands alumni association of lanka (naal) which is joined by former members of international post-graduate courses in the netherlands. the association has now over 500 members and is housed in the dutch period museum. * creating in 1976 the twinning between the dutch and srilankan municipalities of velsen and galle. this twinning has proved to be a great success. * giving information on sri lanka, preferably on bilateral relations in th