Supporting Young Entrepreneurs
Young talent. Big possibilities.
A trusted stage for Sri Lankan creativity around the world.
Children and young people across Sri Lanka and the diaspora make remarkable things. LankanCart gives their work a proper shop window — with a parent or guardian beside them at every step.
Parent or guardian supported
Questions? Speak to our team first- Guardian-ledEvery application, every sale
- Sri Lanka · WorldwideYoung creators anywhere
- Learning firstEducation support built in
What they create
Made by young hands
From a painting to a working app — if a young person made it, it belongs here.
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Art & Illustration
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Handmade Crafts
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Writing & Poetry
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Music & Performance
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Technology & Coding
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Photography & Film
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Science & Innovation
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Design & Fashion
Safety first, always
How we keep it safe
Read this part before anything else. It is the part we will not compromise on.
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A guardian applies, not the child
Every application is made and signed off by a parent or legal guardian.
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No direct messaging
Customers cannot message a young creator. All contact comes through us.
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No personal details published
First name only. No surname, school, address or contact details ever appear on the site.
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Every listing is reviewed
We check the product, the photographs and the wording before anything goes live.
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Payments go to the guardian
Earnings are paid to the guardian’s account, never to a child.
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Consent you can withdraw
A guardian can ask us to take a listing or a photograph down at any time, and we do it.
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Age-appropriate throughout
What we publish is written for a family audience and reviewed with that in mind.
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An adult at every step
From the first conversation to the final delivery, an adult is part of it.
If anything on this page ever concerns you, write to us and we will act on it the same day. A guardian can have a listing or a photograph removed at any time, without giving a reason.
Our promise to every family
A child’s safety comes before every sale on this page.
We built this programme the way we would want it built for our own children. A guardian leads, we review everything, and nothing about a young creator reaches a customer that their family has not agreed to. If anything ever feels wrong, one message from the guardian takes it down.
Give a child a real audience, and you give them a reason to keep making. – LankanCart
- Guardian-led throughout
- No contact with the child
- Education support
- A worldwide audience
- Encouragement, not pressure
Guardian-led from start to finish
How it works
Eight steps, and an adult is part of every one of them.
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A guardian applies
The parent or guardian fills in the form and tells us about the work.
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We talk it through
A conversation with the guardian about the child and what they make.
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Consent and safety check
Written consent, and agreement on what may and may not be shown.
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Product review
We look at quality, materials, safety and how it would be sold.
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Photographs and words
We help present the work well, without identifying the child.
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The listing goes live
Their work appears on LankanCart with the guardian named as the seller.
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Orders are fulfilled
Packing, shipping and customer questions are handled by us and the guardian.
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Earnings and learning
Payment goes to the guardian, with education support alongside it.
Education support
Every sale backs their learning
Selling is the visible part. The point is what it pays for: materials to keep creating, books to keep reading, and the confidence that comes from someone paying for your work.
- Earnings paid to the guardian, for the child’s benefit
- Free access to the LankanCart Online Library
- Guidance on materials, costing and presenting work
- Encouragement to keep studying alongside creating
Showcase your talent
For parents and guardians
If someone in your family makes something worth seeing, start here. The application is yours to make, not the child’s, and nothing is published until you have agreed to all of it.
- A parent or legal guardian makes the application
- The young creator is under 18
- The work is made by the child, with adult help where needed
- You are happy for the work — not the child — to be shown
- You can supply repeat pieces, however few
This form is for parents and guardians. Please do not ask a child to fill it in, and do not send us a child’s contact details.
Applications reach our team through the partner form, and we come back to the guardian by email.
Young talent. Big possibilities.
A trusted stage for Sri Lankan creativity around the world.
- Guardian-led
- Safely reviewed
- Seen worldwide