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Report on Sarvodaya Movements’ Efforts for a Peaceful and Fair Presidential Election in Sri Lanka
By Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, President, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement , 29 September 2024 Introduction The 2024 Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka was considered one of the free and peaceful elections in recent Sri Lanka. The new President, Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected as the 9th Executive President of the country representing the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (National…
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A new leadership in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka conducted its first Presidential Elections since the previously elected government was overthrown by public protest in March 2022. It was a fairly peaceful voting day without any undue incident. Upon poll counting, Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayaka was declared with the winning count and was sworn in as President of Sri Lanka on September…
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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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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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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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Stand with Sri Lanka in this time of crisis
Sri Lanka has not experienced hunger in decades — now they are. Sarvodaya is unique in its ability to reach the entire country, and support families in their struggle to meet their most basic needs. Please watch Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne’s presentation below or his slide deck, and contribute all you can.
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Digital Library of Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne’s Collected Works now available!
Thanks to voluntary efforts in Sri Lanka and the US, all 10 volumes of the Collected Works of our founder, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne have been scanned and posted at this link. Please share this with everyone, everywhere interested in people-centered strategies for community development!