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Memorial Gathering for Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne
Watch the video of our May 24, 2024 Memorial Gathering and hear the reflections of distinguished guests whose lives were inspired by Ari.
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Join us May 24 as we remember Ari
Our founder and one of the great pioneers in human development, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, passed away April 16 and was honored at a funeral in Sri Lanka with full State Honors on April 20. Our US Chair, John Coonrod, spoke at the funeral on our behalf. Many of us whose lives have been touched by…
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The End of an Era
In the early morning hours of April 17th, 2024, we received the sad news that our beloved Founder of The Sarovdaya Movement in Sri Lanka, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, had passed away. He had lived a full life of 92 years living by example of his motto; Compassion in Action. Starting his philanthropic journey in his…
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Sarvodaya shares their work related to Water on World Water Day 2024
Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, was the keynote speaker for The Light Millennium, Charitable Global Human Advancement Organization Associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications at their 4th Annual World Water Day International Panel held on March 24th, 2024. Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne spoke of the past…
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Stanford Social Innovation Review quotes Sarvodaya President
This article by Katherine Milligan et al. titled “Healing Systems” was published in the prestigious Stanford Social Innovation Review. They quote Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne on Sarvodaya’s experience based on a panel discussion he participated in, a few months ago.
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Celebrating 65 Years of Sarvodaya
We are very happy to announce that our dear colleague and friend of Sarvodaya, Richard Flyer, is launching his new book, Birthing the Symbiotic Age this Thursday, December 7th, to coincide with Sarvodaya’s 65th Anniversary. For more than 35 years, Richard has been translating the principles of Sarvodaya into a Western context; what he calls Symbiotic Culture –…
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Launch of a National Initiative – Artha Dharma
Artha Dharma, the philosophy of Economic and Moral Values, born from the need of redefining an integrated development action plan across the country, was launched this past week by Sarvodaya with the collaboration of their like minded partners. Sarvodaya with its 65 years of extensive experience in community development, stepped forward on another historical journey…
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US-Sri Lankan recipe book Author pledges percentage of profits for Sri Lankans in need
Ruwanmali Samarakoon-Amunugama (Ruwan) is a Sri Lankan born, Canada raised, US residing multinational individual who wants to share her passion for authentic Sri Lankan recipes with the world. Her passion is not only to share the recipes, but also to share what she earns from it with the people in need in her native country…
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Carrying the message forward
The younger generation of the Sarvodaya family carries the message of non-violence and compassion in action to the world. This video was done in collaboration with The Stone Soup Leadership Institute, who are strong supporters of our Founder Dr. A.T Ariyaratne and his work through The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka. His grandchildren did…
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Special message from our Founder Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne
The Stone Soup Leadership Institute, in collaboration with The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka, are helping us spread the news of the crisis Sri Lanka is facing and asking for donations for the work done by Sarvodaya to help communities face this crisis, with a message by our Founder Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne.
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