Silvia & Pedro

Pedro G Ferreira

Portugal

EPO Global Process Lead

(Consulting)

Silvia Mihailescu

Romania

Communications Leader Global Delivery Europe & Africa

World Vision has been in Sri Lanka since 1977 and has invested over USD 350 million (LKR 35 billion) in relief and development projects in 20 districts across the country.

WVL has over 700,000 beneficiaries, including 63,000 sponsored children spread across more than 1000 villages in 20 districts of Sri Lanka.

• Education• Health & Nutrition• Water & Sanitation • Economic Development

IBM Scope of Work: Increase corporate engagement with WVL activities by developing a partnership strategy for WVL and the private sector

Shooting a commercial in Lunugamvehera

Typical Lunch

•Previously known as CEYLON

•SERENDIPITY (arabic Serendib)

•Ex Dutch, Portuguese and British Colony

•Strong development after civil war against LTTE ended

• famous for Ceylon Tea, Cinnamon, Rubber, Apparel, beaches, birds, butterflies…cricket

•Capital: Colombo (about 650k people)

•Population: about 20 mil people (similar to Romania )

• Official languages: Sinhala & Tamil (although almost everyone speaks English)

• 2 rainy and 1 dry season

• over 90% literacy

Sri Lanka is 8th Most Generous Country on Earth! Gallup’s World Giving Index, 2010

Papaya Juice

Sea food

King Coconut

Curry&Rice

Fruits

Ganesha &

Hindu Temple

Buddhist Stupa & Buddha Statue

Kaudulla Park

Pinnawala Orphanage

Jungle & Rice fields

Unawatuna Beach

BU BA

Mount Lavinia

Sigirya

SIGIRYA

Kandy & Galle

Temple of the Tooth (Buddha Tooth)

Kandy Fest and Fire fun

Galle Dutch Fort

Trishaw/ tuk tuk/ Rickshaw are the best!

Street demonstrations

Amazing sunsets My swimming pool

Cricket

Galle Face hotel St Thomas School

Talking about Smarter Government

Say Saree and Sarong

Kandyan Wedding

Thank You

Istuti (Sinhala)

Nandri (Tamil)