The Sunshine Charity was founded in the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami to take care of children affected by the devastation through the establishment of a day care centre in the village of Sambalthivu, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. In addition, The Sunshine Day Care Centre admits children affected by the 25 year civil war, which ended in 2009 as well as poverty. The Centre is managed by the charity's local partner, The Grace Education Care Centre, located also in Sambalthivu and next-door to the day care centre.

With generous funding received from local philanthropist and international donors the centre currently takes care of 35 children both boys and girls, between the ages of 2 and 6 who are looked after at the centre between 8am to 3pm. The children travel by bus owned and managed by the local partner. They are collected from their homes in the morning and brought back safely to their parent/parents, accompanied by a member of the Sunshine staff.

With committed child care personnel and trustees who are closely connected with the operational side of the centre, the children are provided with learning skills, a nutritious meal, health and wellbeing clinics and numerous creative and psycho-social workshops which have helped the children to regain some aspect of their childhood.

The Sunshine Charity is a charitable, not-for-profit organization, registered in Sri Lanka by a Trust Deed in February 2005 (Trust Deed No: 2019 dated 30th December, 2005) and re-registered in February 2011 (Trust Deed No: 234 dated 08th February, 2011).