Back in 1988, founder Sunethra Bandaranaike collaborated with Wolfgang Stange to set up a performing arts workshop and charity for a group of people with disabilities in Sri Lanka. Over the next few years, The Sunera Foundation, together with Wolf Stange and Rohana Deva, conducted performing arts workshops and produced four theatrical performances. The collaboration ended in 2007. However, the Sunera Foundation has continued its activities, expanding its outreach, developing its programmes and catering to an ever-increasing demand for its expertise and support to change the lives of the differently-abled individuals in Sri Lanka.