Sarvodaya

The 21st National Deshodaya Assembly was held in Kilinochchi from 16th to the 18th of March 2012. It was a landmark event which was attended by over 600 participants. Being the first ever civil society gathering of this nature to be held in Kilinochchi after the end of the war, the National Assembly also marked the launch of the Sarvodaya Action Plan to implement selected recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). The Opening ...

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During his three-day official visit to Sri Lanka on invitation of the Government of Sri Lanka to launch the Tri-lingual Sri Lanka initiative, Dr. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India visited Sarvodaya Headquarters and Sarvodaya Suwasetha in the morning of 22nd January 2012 showing his deep respect towards Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement and its founder. Dr. AT Ariyaratne, the Founder President of Sarvodaya and Mr. Samanlal Fernando, the Mayor of Moratuwa Municipal Council welcomed the distinguish ...

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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India and a man who has been recognized by people world over as a great inspirational figure will visit the Sarvodaya Movement on the 22nd of January, 2012. We are indeed humbled to welcome Dr. Kalam to Sarvodaya and consider his visit itself a great recognition for the grassroots work that Sarvodaya leads. Dr. Kalam will visit Sri Lanka on an official invitation extended by ...

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Sarvodaya District Center in Jaffna moved to its own premises in the presence of a number of local and international distinguish guests, more than 500 Sarvodaya staffs island wide, volunteers and well wishers around the country on 06th of January 2012. Sarvodaya has been active in providing services for the people in the Jaffna Peninsula for the last few decades and the new Sarvodaya District Center of Jaffna will allow Sarvodaya to extend its services for ...

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The Sarvodaya Legal Services Movement (SLSM) organized the 20th Kanchana Abhayapala Annual Human Rights Memorial Lecture to celebrate the United Nations Human Rights Day falling on the 10th December 2011, to commemorate the 22nd death and 50th birth anniversary of Kanchana Abhayapala, who was assassinated on the 28th August 1989. The lecture was held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Auditorium on the 12th December 2011. The lecture on ‘Proactive Transformation: Safeguarding the Rights of Women ...

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At a time when reports of violence against children are often featured by local media, Sarvodaya along with partners UNICEF, Department of Probation and Child Care and others organized a celebration to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children.  Recognized worldwide as the Universal Chidren’s day and the International Day of Rights of the Child, 20th November is ...

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Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, the founder-president of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement celebrated his 80th birthday on the 05th of November 2011.The main event felicitating Dr. Ariyaratne’s 80th birthday was held in Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, with the participation of a number of local and international distinguish guests including diplomats of several countries.. ...

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Dr. A.T. Ariyaratene, the founder president of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, is turning eighty today. Ariyaratne has been called the Gandhi of Sri Lanka and has created one of the worlds preeminent examples of a religious and village-based movement. He has worked tirelessly for the past fifty-three years to build the Sarvodaya Movement based on Gandhian and Buddhist principles. Sarvodaya's success is known worldwide thanks ...

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The Buddhist Association of Japan, Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, honoured Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, the founder-president of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement by awarding the 45th Annual Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism in the World... ...

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A South Asian regional training of trainers course on the use of the ‘Learning To Live Together’ manual for ethics and peace education will be hosted by the Sarvodaya Movement, at the Vishwanikethan International Peace Centre, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa from the 13th to 18th of August, 2011. Peace educators and activists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take part in this course supported by the inter-faith network, Global Network of Religions for ...

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