Professional Skills
Software Development Volunteer
Use your development skills to improve Lifeline's public platforms, internal tools, and digital workflows.
JavaScriptReactAPIsGit
Remote / Hybrid · Project-based
Volunteer with Lifeline
Give what you know.
Give what you can.
Make it matter.
Share professional skills or join community and field activities. Lifeline volunteering is designed around useful contribution, clear scope, respectful teamwork, and flexible ways to participate.
12 Volunteer PathwaysRemote · Hybrid · FieldAcross Sri Lanka
Professional Skills
Technology + Creative
Community Roles
Field + Outreach
Flexible
Project-based options
Island-wide
Sri Lanka
Choose How You Contribute
There is more than one way to help.
Volunteer Opportunities
Find where your skills can show up.
Explore current volunteer pathways and move quickly between professional skill-sharing and community-facing roles.
Professional Skills
DevOps & Cloud Volunteer
Help Lifeline automate delivery, improve reliability, and document secure cloud and deployment practices.
LinuxDockerCI/CDCloud
Remote / Hybrid · Project-based
Professional Skills
Cybersecurity Volunteer
Contribute security knowledge to help Lifeline strengthen digital systems, practices, and awareness.
SecurityLinuxNetworkingAppSec
Remote / Hybrid · Project-based
Professional Skills
Graphic Design Volunteer
Create thoughtful visual assets for programmes, campaigns, events, reports, and community communication.
DesignBrandingSocial MediaLayout
Remote / Hybrid · Flexible
Professional Skills
Photography & Videography Volunteer
Document Lifeline's field work, events, and stories with dignity, consent, and strong visual craft.
PhotographyVideographyEditingStorytelling
Field / Hybrid · Event / Project-based
Professional Skills
Content Creation Volunteer
Help turn Lifeline's work into accurate, accessible stories for supporters, communities, and partners.
WritingResearchSocial MediaStorytelling
Remote / Hybrid · Flexible
Community & Field
Community Outreach Volunteer
Support respectful community engagement, programme communication, and local outreach activities.
CommunicationCommunityLanguagesCoordination
Field · Activity-based
Community & Field
Education Programme Volunteer
Support education activities, learning events, student engagement, and programme coordination.
EducationMentoringCommunicationCoordination
Field / Hybrid · Programme-based
Community & Field
Event & Campaign Volunteer
Help Lifeline prepare, coordinate, and deliver campaigns, distributions, events, and public activities.
EventsCoordinationLogisticsCommunication
Field / Hybrid · Event-based
Community & Field
Fundraising & Partnerships Volunteer
Support research, outreach preparation, donor communication, and fundraising campaigns.
FundraisingResearchPartnershipsWriting
Remote / Hybrid · Flexible
Community & Field
Research & Grant Writing Volunteer
Research funding opportunities and help structure evidence-based proposals and programme narratives.
ResearchWritingGrantsAnalysis
Remote · Project-based
Community & Field
Field Operations Volunteer
Support practical field logistics, distributions, activity preparation, and programme operations under team supervision.
OperationsLogisticsTeamworkField Work
Field · Activity / Project-based
Why Volunteer
Skills become stronger when they serve people.
Volunteering can build practical experience and relationships, but its purpose here is contribution. Each role should connect a person’s time or expertise to a real Lifeline need, with clear expectations and responsible coordination.
See Lifeline’s ProjectsVolunteer Journey
Start where you are.
A simple path from finding the right role to contributing with a clear brief and a Lifeline team around you.
01
Find your role
Explore roles that fit your skills and availability.
02
Apply
Share your details and one PDF resume.
03
Meet the team
Discuss fit, availability, and expectations.
04
Get your brief
Receive a defined scope and practical guidance.
05
Start contributing
Join the activity or project and begin contributing.