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Tuesday, October 16
12:00pm
World Bank J Building, J1- 050
701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
A reception will follow the presentation
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OPENING REMARKS
Peter Harrold
Director, Operations Services, World Bank
Mr. Harrold is currently Director of Operations Services in OPCS,
where he oversees the policy framework for the Bank's investment
lending. Immediately prior to this, he was Country Director for Sri
Lanka. In this capacity, especially after the Tsunami, he worked
very closely and personally with Dr. Ari Ariyaratne and his son
Vinya, and has a strong admiration for the work of the Sarvodaya
movement in Sri Lanka, and for Ari's deep commitment to peace. Mr.
Harrold was earlier Country Director for Ghana and Sierra Leone,
where he also saw the power of grass-roots movements.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
A. T. Ariyaratne
Founder Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka
Now 75 years old, Dr. Ariyaratne has inspired millions of people
around the world with his vision of human centered development. He
brings deep spiritual insight into practical action, which has
transformed millions of lives. Dr. Ariyaratne has gained
international recognition including the Gandhi Peace Prize, the
Hubert H. Humphrey Award and Alan Shawn Feistein World Hunger Award,
Niwano Peace Prize, the King Baudouin Award for International
Development, and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.
He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize, Hilton Humanitarian
Award, Seoul Peace Prize, and Northcote Parkinson Civil Courage
Award.
For a complete bio, please see attached file:
(See attached file: Dr.Ariyaratne_shortbio.pdf)
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About Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is the largest non-profit, grassroots organization in Sri
Lanka, working in over 15,000 villages. Based on Gandhian and
Buddhist values, the movement strives to create self-sustainable
communities by reducing poverty, promoting peace, teaching self-help
and legal empowerment, and enterprise development. Sarvodaya means
"awakening of all" and Shramadana means sharing. The essence of the
movement is that "Everybody Wakes Up through Sharing Labor, Energy,
Resources, and Love." Since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami,
Sarvodaya villages have been rebuilding homes and schools, providing
emotional support and recovery, rehabilitating businesses,
increasing survivors' input into relief efforts, and creating
environmentally-friendly rural and fishing communities. Today,
Sarvodaya-inspired initiatives are found around the world including
in the Nepal, United States, The United Kingdom, and Germany.
The 2005 United Nations-HABITAT recognized the movement for its
tsunami relief work and outstanding contributions to improving the
quality of life after the disaster. 2008 marks the 50th anniversary
of the founding of the movement, which is a model for "bottom-up"
development around the world.
For more information about the organization, please go to:
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