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The Government of Japan has conferred the Founder and President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement Dr.A.T.Ariyaratne with one of its distinguished honours, ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon in recognition for his outstanding contributions..

Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, the founder-president of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement celebrated his 80^th birthday on the 05^th of November 2011.The main event felicitating Dr. Ariyaratne’s 80^th 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..

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

A visit from the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, H.E. Ashok K. Kantha, to Sarvodaya’s Headquarters saw the diplomat tour the organizations’ numerous divisions..

On the 14th May, 2011, Sarvodaya’s partnered with the Siseth Foundation to celebrate the 2011 Vesak celebrations. Sarvodaya’s founder, Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne was invited to lead a special meditation program followed by a lecture on universal cooperation.

The tragic events that stuck Japan on Friday 11th March have caused all those at Sarvodaya to feel a great deal of empathy towards those trying to cope with the disaster and to assist in relief efforts in Japan..

Sarvodaya-AJJDC Community Disaster Management Center organized and successfully implemented a  comprehensive training course recently in deep water rescue and life saving..

International Health University and Sarvodaya and Health Action International-Asia Pacific (HAIAP) conduct ‘the Struggle for Health’ training..

The youth members of Shanthisena from Matara and Monaragala visited Mannar and Jafna respectively. The atmosphere was ideal after the 30 year scourge of war to hold this gathering with a view of bringing the youth of the South and the North under the Heart to Heart initiative that enabled them to solve their problems […]

A magnanimous thought born in the mind of one human being fifty years ago was transformed into action and developed into what is today a dynamic national people’s movement..