The Triad Team did Sri Lanka proud yet again when they won a Bronze at the 8th Singapore Outdoor Advertising Award (SOAA) Show held... »
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Youth
How We Grew Up In Sri Lanka
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO WERE BORN IN SRI LANKA IN THE 1930s,1940s, 1950s, and 1960s (and maybe even in the early 1970s)! As for the rest of you, this is for your information to read and enjoy! First, we survived being born to mothers who did not have medical checkups while they carried us, and we... »
Congratulations 2009 Sri Lanka Foundation Essay Competition Winners!
Every year, Sri Lanka Foundation hosts an essay competition to allow the youth within our expatriate community a chance to strengthen their academic writing abilities while also being able to discuss issues of importance in their lives, our culture, and the world today. The Sri Lanka Foundation Essay Competition is open to all students... »
An Effort To Empower Rural Communities In Sri Lanka
January 25, 2010 — In 1999, Kushil Gunasekera, a native of the coastal village of Seenigama, thought to create an organization that would help uplift the lives of rural communities in Sri Lanka. As a young boy, he had the opportunity to succeed and branch out above and beyond his hometown. Though he had... »
Seven Days Of Hope
January 15, 2010 — Help a Sri Lankan charity focused on educational needs win $1 Million! Educate Lanka Foundation, Inc., a Sri Lankan non-profit organization based in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, was recently voted into the top 100 most voted charities in the USA and has already won a $25,000 donation through a competition... »
New Buddhist Books For Youth and Academics
January 15, 2010 — Ven. Bokanoruwe Dewananda Thero of the Florida Buddhist Vihara recently published two new Buddhist books. The first, “Short Dhamma Stories For Kids,” is a compilation of traditional didactic Theravada Buddhist stories which have been historically passed down as a means of relating ethics and values. All the stories within the book... »
My Wish Foundation Brings Smiles To Young Patients
December 1, 2009 — Established in August 2009, the My Wish Foundation seeks to grant aspirations and dreams of children in Sri Lanka who are suffering from a terminal illness. The My Wish Foundation is a sister organization of the United Kingdom-based charity, My Wish. My Wish Foundation’s launch event was attended by the First... »
Arts & Crafts By Nanda Gunawardana Featured in Exhibition
October 28, 2009 — Prominent social worker and artist, Nanda Gunawardana, along with her students, have been hosting arts and crafts exhibitions for the past eight years in Auckland, New Zealand. On October 10th of this year, another exhibition came to fore, full of colorful paintings and crafts created by Gunawardana herself and her students. ... »
Happy Birthday, Amaya!
September 22, 2009 — Little Amaya, daughter of Lihini and Lavar Dockins, celebrated her 2nd birthday with family and friends in Scottsdale, Arizona. »