Tag: Education
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“The Global Heart of Democracy”
A book by Sally Mahé, The Global Heart of Democracy” features interviews with our esteemed Founder, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, and our current President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne. This book is a collection of stories revealed in interviews with people worldwide that illuminates how a spiritual, inner democracy is alive in people’s…
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World Tourism Day and Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya has always been a promoter of Community Tourism. Sarvodaya has had students, non-profit workers, volunteers, and interested individuals and groups visiting their villages and working with the community to improve the village. They contribute through physical labor and also by working with the people living in the village, to develop ideas into actionable plans.…
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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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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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Sri Lankan Conglomerate ties up with Sarvodaya to assist Female Entrepreneurs
The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement has a long history of initiating programs for female entrepreneurs. Training and development of skills, education on business and financial aspects, loans, grants, and follow up on their progress are some of the areas in which Sarvodaya has extensive experience and expertise. Expolanka Holdings, a globally diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka,…
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Sarvodaya’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka – Looking back over 1 year’s work
Sarvodaya had been identifying and addressing community needs in Sri Lanka for over 60 years, when the COVID-19 virus made its first appearance in Sri Lanka in March 2020. While Sri Lanka had not faced an airborne, rapidly spreading virus resulting in a physical disease like this before, Sarvodaya had had experience in handling emergency…
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Empowering vulnerable communities in disaster preparedness
Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER), an initiative by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) supported by the US Agency for International Development, Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) started in 1998. After 2 decades of implementation, Sri Lanka has been recognized as one of the countries to implement Phase 5 of PEER.…
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Religion, Faith and COVID-19: How faith inspired organizations handled the pandemic amongst their strategies and plans for the year
An Interview by Berkley Center of Georgetown University, Washington DC. Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs had recognized the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka as a leading international faith inspired organization standing out for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. To delve into the how’s and what’s…
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E-School Studio by Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya built, launched and introduced a studio for e-learning on July 24th 2020. Named e-iskole (literally meaning e-school), this studio will be able to reach communities who are currently facing concerns to educate their children, youth, and adults. Essentially the e-school is an audio-visual recording studio with modern accessories and amenities including green-screens, audio/video recording…