SANASA International is a private limited liability company created by Dr.P.A.Kiriwandeniya, the founding leader of the SANASA Movement, to disseminate the learnings of SANASA  on inclusive financing globally as well as to attract foreign investment, and technical inputs to add value to the development mission undertaken by SANASA through its group of companies.  SANASA International was incorporated under Companies Act No.7 of 2007, in 2015.

SANASA International, while being part of the largest non-government development institutional network in Sri Lanka, is also well connected with the state and the private sector. The affiliation with the SANASA brand enables it to implement national-level development work efficiently. It has access to over 3000 financial cooperatives that have been implementing thrift and credit services for more than 30 years across the country, enabling easy and efficient implementation and monitoring of projects. SANASA International has a Board of Governance made of eminent persons who count many years of experience and bring in expertise across a wide range of subjects and therefore capable of driving the inclusive development agenda in Sri Lanka. SANASA International has proven capability to manage partnership projects with many different partners.

SANASA International, being a sister organization of the SANASA Development Bank, SANASA Insurance Company, SANASA Federation, and SANASA Higher Education Institute (SANASA CAMPUS), can easily mobile a solid team of experts to support any programme or project it partners with both in Sri Lanka or offshore.

SEFEC (SANASA Entrepreneur Financial Expertise Center)  is a special service arm of SANASA International, set up to facilitate the sustainable growth and development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME)  with a value chain approach operationalized through the SANASA movement. The Center was established under a project implemented by the Development International Desjardins, with the funding support of the Global Affairs of Canada.  SEFEC consists of a team of professionals with local and international value chain development expertise.  It also has tools to undertake value chain assessment, market surveys for value chain development, organizational diagnostics, SME banker training,  and financial literacy development programmes. The center has strong relationships with the Department of Export Agriculture(DEA), Central Environment Authority (CEA), Export Development Board (EDB), and local Chambers of Commerce.  One of the primary objectives of the center is to support grassroots cooperative organizations, farmers groups, and medium-scale banks and microfinance companies to tailor different products and services to the specific needs of stakeholders at the lower end of value chains. SEFEC has a special focus on developing female entrepreneurs, youth, and small farmers.

 SEVA (Small Entrepreneurs’ Value Addition)  is a financial advisory service designed by SANASA International to help build a more resilient SME economy with market-based advisory solutions.   This programme was incubated in the Northern province of Sri Lanka,  with the partnership of the LEEDS+ project implemented by the International Labour Organization.