Merci Lanka Youth Guild organised by Merci Lanka Foundation inaugurated in 2022 with the aim to develop leadership skills among youths. The aim of Youth Guild is to develop leadership skills, diagnose community problems and design solutions to help the needy community. The members are between ages of 18 and 25 years from diverse backgrounds and whom are interested in gaining leadership training, project management experience and building solutions for community needs.
The concept of organic plant home gardening initiative in urban areas even in the smallest space helping to feed a family at least a meal, supporting the environment by growing green. The concept of organic farming and planting for the needy is to engage each community across the island in self sustainment, empowering with entrepreneurial vision by motivating groups to plant at home and developed farming by training and workshops for house hold improvement and growth within each region by identifying needy families. The concept further liaises with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDG 2)by ending hunger through achieving food and security and improved nutrition and promoting of sustainable agriculture. The venture further addresses agriculture productivity and development of income for small scale food producers, ensuring sustainable organic food production systems and implementations of resilient agriculture practices that increases productivity and production which helps maintain community Eco-system. Venture will be supported through technical and practical knowledge sessions and workshops, awareness campaigns, community sites visits on development goals of households on Agri farming.