Touli, a civic impact platform built by DWorld and developed in collaboration with Sri Lankan technology partner SoftSora, has launched in Colombo with AIESEC Sri Lanka and Women in Tech Sri Lanka joining as founding youth partners.
The platform is designed to recognise and reward people for making a positive impact in their communities. Under four key pillars — Social, Environment, Personal Wellbeing and Education — users can participate in real-world activities such as volunteering, mentoring and environmental clean-ups.
Each completed activity is verified through Touli’s AI-powered system, creating a transparent and verifiable record of community impact. The points earned through verified actions cannot be purchased, sold or exchanged for cash. Instead, they can be redeemed for locally sourced experiences matched by Touli’s AI with participating businesses across Sri Lanka.
These experiences can include meals at family-run restaurants, traditional tea-making sessions, stays at heritage guesthouses and handcrafted products from local artisans, connecting civic participation with Sri Lanka’s local economy.
Touli’s approach also aligns with the values associated with Clean Sri Lanka, the government programme focused on transparency, participation and ethical conduct. By creating a verifiable, non-monetary record of civic action and limiting rewards to real-world experiences rather than cash, the platform aims to encourage meaningful participation while reducing opportunities for exploitation.
The platform also offers opportunities for tourists to participate in verified community challenges alongside local citizens. Visitors can take part in activities such as beach clean-ups and community projects before redeeming experiences that connect them more directly with local communities and businesses.
As Touli’s first cohort of verified users, AIESEC Sri Lanka is mobilising its national network of students and graduates. Its inaugural challenge is set to launch during AIESEC’s World’s Largest Lesson day, with more than 50,000 students expected to participate.
Meanwhile, Women in Tech Sri Lanka is engaging its community through mentorship and STEM outreach initiatives under Touli’s Education and Social pillars, with a focus on supporting efforts to address Sri Lanka’s gender gap in technology.
Through its combination of verified civic participation, AI-enabled impact tracking and locally focused rewards, Touli aims to create a new model for encouraging community engagement while strengthening connections between citizens, businesses and social initiatives.