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Sri Lanka Floods 2017: Flood Relievers and Flood Victims

The Sri Lankan monsoons this year struck the wrong chord when it hit the island with floods. Barely a year of grace from the disaster of 2016, this time almost 300 deaths and destruction of approximately 3000 houses have been recorded. Most of the short-term needs of the flood victims were met. Many individuals, organizations…

Ashanee Kottage June 16, 2017

Migrant Workers Shaping The Economy

Over a million Sri Lankan migrant workers are working in the Persian Gulf and other Middle Eastern Countries. Remittances in Sri Lanka average to USD 483.32 from 2009 – 2017. Economist Dr. Nimal Sanderatne identifies Sri Lanka as a ‘remittance-dependent economy’. Highlighting the significant contribution of migrant workers to economy he says, ‘about 80% of…

Natasha Fernando June 13, 2017

Media: Critical Minds for Critical Times

MEDIA! An umbrella of 3 shades covering the fundamental means of mass communication – publishing, broadcast and internet. Media has the power to establish or destroy governments. A profession not for the faint-hearted but for those with guts to hoist the flag of TRUTH. Media! You either love it or hate it, but cannot ignore it for too long as…

Antoinette Jerom May 3, 2017

Earth Hour 2017 – Time for Mother Earth

Human beings are social beings. Our relationships with family and friends matter most. From womb to the tomb we share an intimate bond with someone that we don’t share with any other. That’s our Mother Earth, our planet. Dust we are and to dust we return, inhaling the air she exhales, enjoying her fruits and quenching…

Antoinette Jerom March 24, 2017

Altruistic Tourism – ‘Voluntourism’

“Volunteering” is popular among everyone. But have you heard of Voluntourism? Melanie Santiago, an ambassador of IVolunteer International shares her experience of Voluntourism with REACH. Other Ambassadors including Shamilka, Thareendra and Pasindu also participated. As a youth, we are passionate about traveling around the world. Have you ever thought of making the Earth a better place to live…

Multiple Authors February 11, 2017

#BirthdayDeed: Anniversary Celebration Project

Today, we celebrate our birthday and what better way to do it than to launch a global project. IVolunteer International has a longer history than it has published. The concept to initiate a non-profit organization was first brought to the table in the year 2015. The project was launched in Sri Lanka and the organization…

Nipuna Ambanpola January 19, 2017

Aleppo – What You Can Do

The world is coming together to raise awareness about the tragedy happening right now in Aleppo, Syria. First, we want to tell you about the Syrian Conflict. Take a look at Syria’s war: who is fighting and why. Click on this photo to learn about the Syrian Conflict. Link opens on the same page. As we…

Nipuna Ambanpola December 13, 2016

Contributing to SDG10 – #RIUNDAY

Nipuna Ambanpola was invited as one of the youth speakers for the Rotary-UN Day, held on November 12, 2016, at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA. He spoke about how IVolunteer International is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. His address at the Young Leaders Forum was to inspire and reconnect…

Nipuna Ambanpola November 12, 2016

Creating Hope Through Art – How Iridescence Works

A couple of weeks ago, we had the opportunity to partner up with a promising non-profit organization. Iridescence – Hope Through Art operates to teach art to less fortunate and marginalized children in Sri Lanka. As of right now, the organization is mainly focusing its contributions to child-care centers (orphanages). The Promise & Mission Iridescence –…

Nipuna Ambanpola November 8, 2016

A Fight For Transition From Vulnerability To Unsusceptible Individuals

Photograph Courtesy: Educatewarchild.org iFamile Emu Children’s Home is helping shape the future of Uganda and at present they provide food and shelter for orphaned and vulnerable children but their vision is greater than that. According to their official website they see children growing into influential adults, who through the education provided by iFamile Emu, will…

Nipuna Ambanpola July 22, 2016

A Sri Lankan Childhood: Cricket Minus the War – Part 1

There is a small island south of India which played some cricket for a while and won the international cricket status in 1982. Beating India! Yes, that is how the story started as they went on to comprehensively beat India in the 1979 World Cup as a non-test playing nation. The 5th of May 1993:…

April 6, 2016

Sri Lanka in a Scottish Eye

All I knew was, I wanted to go somewhere new, completely different and exciting. I thought about Thailand, about the European trend to go there and party on Phuket, to see the Thai lady boys, to go to the place that seems to be in everyone’s Facebook cover photo. But then I heard that this…

Nipuna Ambanpola March 14, 2016

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