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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)