FORUT as a development agence has been in operation in Sri Lanka since 1981. FORUT Sri Lanka works in partnership with local communities and local government stakeholders, including the Samurdhi Authority, which is the government driven poverty alleviation initiative. FORUT reaches out to the communities through its own local operations across nine districts. In addition, as the lead agency working towards the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse in the country, FORUT has reached across a further six districts through a team of volunteers and its 4U youth network, which has an impressive 6500 members representing 25 DS Divisions.