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Goodwill Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity - Sri Lanka. Ambassador Earth Hour - Sri Lanka. Website. otara.lk. Otara Gunewardene (Sinhala: ඔටාරා ගුණවර්ධන) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, animal welfare advocate, conservationist and philanthropist. [1] She is the founder of ODEL, Embark and Otara Foundation. [2][3]
Country. Sri Lanka. Based in. Colombo. Language. English. Website. www.satynmag.com. Satyn is an English Language Sri Lankan, monthly women's lifestyle magazine, that focuses on women's entrepreneurship, beauty, health, and fashion, first published in December 1998. [1][2] It was in print from 1998 to 2007, following which Satyn went completely ...
Female entrepreneurs. American entrepreneur, television host and media executive Oprah Winfrey receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama in 2013. Finnish entrepreneur Armi Ratia (1912–1979), founder of the Marimekko textile and home decorating company. Female entrepreneurs are women who organize and manage an ...
Women in society. Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. [7] Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture, although woman have been allowed to vote in elections since 1931. [8]
Kushil Gunasekera is a Sri Lankan businessman, philanthropist, result driven visionary and a former first-class cricketer. Kushil is well known for his social welfare efforts and he is a founder and chief trustee of the Foundation of Goodness - a holistic rural community development model to bridge the urban-rural divide in Sri Lanka.
Tanna, Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (transl. "Women Home Industry Tasty Papad"), popularly known as Lijjat, is an Indian women 's worker cooperative involved in manufacturing of various fast-moving consumer goods. The organisation's main objective is empowering women by providing them employment opportunities.
Sri Lankan. Occupation (s) Activist, Writer. Known for. Women's rights advocate. Shreen Abdul Saroor (born 1969) is a Sri Lankan peace and women's rights activist. [1] In 1990 as part of the Muslim minority in Sri Lanka, she was forcibly removed from her home in Mannar by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and placed in a refugee camp. [1][2 ...
Title. Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2006. Jacqueline Genevieve Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress based in India. She has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos. [1][2][3] Fernandez was born and raised in Bahrain. After graduating in mass communication from the ...