Dananjaya Senarath

Happy New Year! To all my friends who are celebrating!

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මේ කථාව ඒක සැරයක් ඇහුවොත් ආයේ කවදාවත් ඔබ ඔබේ දරුවාට දඩුවම් කරන ඒකක් නැ මේ කථාව ඒක සැරයක් ඇහුවොත් ආයේ කවදාවත් ඔබ ඔබේ දරුවාට දඩුවම් කරන ඒකක් නැ - මිනිස් මොළය ඇසුරෙන් කරන පැහැදිළි කිරීම. දර....

We are honored to announce Visaka Dharmadasa of Sri Lanka as the fifth annual Award laureate!

Visaka is the chair and chief operations officer of the Association of War Affected Women, an organization that facilitates cross-community dialogues and educates soldiers and community leaders about international standards for the conduct of war. In the midst of Sri Lanka’s civil war, after her son, a young military officer, was reported missing in action, Visaka established Parents of Servicemen Missing in Action as a mechanism for families to investigate the fate of loved ones who had been reported as missing. Today, her organization empowers Sri Lankan women and prepares them for leadership opportunities in their communities and in local government.

The Women Building Peace Award is given annually to honor women of extraordinary commitment, leadership and impact who are working to resolve violent conflict and build peace in their communities.

To learn more about the award and Visaka's incredible peacebuilding work, visit usip.org/womenbuildingpeace.