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GNRC Coordinator - South Asia

v.ariyaratne@gnrc.net

Dr. Vinya S. Ariyaratne is Executive Director of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, and Member of the Board, Child Protection Authority of Sri Lanka. Dr. Ariyaratne is a physician specialized in community medicine/public health.

As the Executive Director of Sarvodaya, Dr. Ariyaratne is responsible for the implementation of the island-wide integrated development programme of Sarvodaya through a network of over 50 district centres and training institutions with a full time staff of over 600. He has extensive experience as a medical doctor as well as a development worker at all levels, from the community to the national levels. Through the Sarvodaya Movement he is involved in a variety of activities promoting the health and wellbeing of underprivileged children in Sri Lanka. 

In particular Dr. Ariyaratne is working on early child development, psycho-social development, nutrition, child abuse, HIV/AIDS and adolescent health. He has done pioneering academic work on issues related to psychological trauma amongst children affected by the armed conflict in Sri Lanka and initiated groundbreaking interventions to address the issue at community level. More information about Dr. Ariyaratne and Sarvodaya is available at www.sarvodaya.lk.

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