The Institute of Social Development (ISD) is a non-governmental organization based in Kandy Sri Lanka, established in ordered to empower the marginalized and discriminated Plantation community. ISD was founded in 1991 by a group of activists who initiated a dialogue on measuring the impact of development activities implemented by various sectors including the government and NGOs in the previous decade.

The findings indicated that there has been no major quantitative change in the lives of the plantation community. The group concluded that unless the marginalized communities are not empowered to demand their own development and rights, development activities imposed from the outside will not be sustainable. More>>