Donations

Mr. Channa Ranasinghe, Vice-President of the United Sri Lanka Assocation (New Zealand) visiting Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne at Sarvodaya Headquarters. He also met with Deputy Executive Director Subasena de Silva and Finance Director Saman Algoda. With an investment of Rs. 20 million, New Zealand has started a long-term rehabilitation and development project in the village of […]

Honorable Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama visited Sarvodaya Headquarters on February 1, 2005. He met Sarvodaya President and Founder Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, staff, and about 100 volunteers working at the HQ sorting out dry rations, clothes, and making family packets. The Minister said that he highly appreciated the pioneering role played by Sarvodaya from the very […]

UNICEF Country Representative Mr. Ted Chaiban and Mr. Michael from UNICEF visited Sarvoday to meet Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, President and Founder of Sarvodaya, Executive Director Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne and Acting Executive Director Mrs. Udani Mendis. The discussion covered long-term planning and implementation of projects for the well-being of children. Pictured here in front of a […]

Gulshan Maznani and Leslie Alfonso of Church World Service kindly donated 500 shelter kits.

Mr. Nihal Perera and Mrs. Sunethra Perera of the Gartmore Group kindly donated Rs. 100,000 on behalf of the workers, staff, and executives of the Gartmore Group. The Gartmore Group is the biggest private tea estate in Sri Lanka, in operation for 55 years. It is owned by the Soysa family. “This is being presented […]

Sarvodaya President A.T. Ariyaratne and FIFA’s Head of Development Programmes and Services, Urs Zanitti Please note that these are rough notes from a meeting and not to be considered legally or otherwise binding. The Sri Lanka Football Federation has created a relief fund with FIFA and the AFC. Mr. Manilal Fernando said that they would […]

Full Title: Talwila Sarvodaya Society Mobilizes Savings Up To Rs. 12 Million Within a Few Hours The ceremonial opening of the new Community Centre of Talwila “Pibidena” Sarvodaya Society in the Puttalam District was held on 28th January 2005. The building comprises of the Community Development Finance Centre, a large Auditorium, Computer Centre and a […]

Awakening By Marianne Larned A. T. Ariyaratne stood before a group of villagers in Sri Lanka. They were in despair: their irrigation system was in shambles and the government had ignored their pleas for help. For years, they had gone without enough water for their animals, their crops and their children. Now they could wait […]

In the spirit of Martin Luther King, he has led peace marches and meditations with millions of poor people. In the mold of Mahatma Gandhi, he has quieted angry masses through his personal example. Like Jimmy Carter, he has successfully mediated intense conflicts and helped build hundreds of homes. Like the Dalai Lama and the […]

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne Born November 5, 1931, Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne is the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka. A former high school teacher at Nalanda College, conducted the first shramadana work camp in 1958, eventually leading the largest non-government organization in the country. The father of six distinguished adult children, he has […]