LankaCorps LankaCorps is a unique fellowship program for young professionals of Sri Lankan heritage, between the ages of 21 and 29, who want to make meaningful contributions to Sri Lanka’s growth and development. Fellows are placed with host organizations identified by The Asia Foundation in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. These individual affiliations enable the fellows to embed themselves in day to day life in Sri Lanka, interact with local colleagues in their workplace, travel and experience the country, and engage with its people on their own terms. Their participation in local social, economic and cultural development initiatives through their host organizations and with a cohort of other fellows enables them to gain a deeper understanding of contemporary Sri Lanka while discovering themselves. The Asia Foundation is an active partner in Sri Lanka’s development and has maintained an in-country presence since 1954. The Foundation’s local staff of development specialists seeks to strengthen democracy and access to justice; support post-war healing; promote greater citizen participation in policymaking and governance; and create an enabling environment for economic development, especially in lagging regions. Learn More: For more information about LankaCorps and to receive an application, please contact Jerry Martin, Director, Asian American Exchange, at [email protected] or visit asiafoundation.org. Engaging youth of Sri Lankan origin in Sri Lanka’s social, cultural, and economic development
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LankaCorps
LankaCorps is a unique fellowship program for young professionals of Sri Lankan heritage, between the ages of 21 and 29, who want to make meaningful contributions to Sri Lanka’s growth and development.
Fellows are placed with host organizations identi�ed by The Asia Foundation in the public, private, and nonpro�t sectors. These individual a�liations enable the fellows to embed themselves in day to day life in Sri Lanka, interact with local colleagues in their workplace, travel and experience the country, and engage with its people on their own terms. Their participation in local social, economic and cultural development initiatives through their host organizations and with a cohort of other fellows enables them to gain a deeper understanding of contemporary Sri Lanka while discovering themselves.
The Asia Foundation is an active partner in Sri Lanka’s development and has maintained an in-country presence since 1954. The Foundation’s local sta� of development specialists seeks to strengthen democracy and access to justice; support post-war healing; promote greater citizen participation in policymaking and governance; and create an enabling environment for economic development, especially in lagging regions.
Learn More: For more information about LankaCorps and to receive an application, please contact Jerry Martin, Director, Asian American Exchange, at [email protected] or visit asiafoundation.org.
Engaging youth of Sri Lankan origin in Sri Lanka’s social, cultural, and economic development
LankaCorps
The 2013 LankaCorps Fellows, left to right: Charles Aruliah; Tara de Silva, Natale Dankotuwage, Harshi Hettige, Chethana Perera, Kaitlin Emmanuel and Anthony Obeyesekere
Make a ContributionTo donate to the LankaCorps Program and help ensure its continued success, please contact Malina Keutel at [email protected], or visit asiafoundation.org.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information and to learn how you can support the LankaCorps program, please contact Oliver Petzold at [email protected].
“If the right opportunity arose, Sri Lanka is now a realistic place that I would pursue for work and to begin a life here. This fellowship has been the most challenging and di�cult but also the most rewarding months of my life. I sincerely hope that other young Sri Lankans abroad have this oppor-tunity in the future.” – Chethana Perera
“This has been the most enriching experience of my life thus far, on both a personal and professional level, and one that I am extremely grateful for.” – Tara de Silva
“The opportunities that the Asia Foundation LankaCorps Fellowship gave me exceeded my expectations – I was able to connect with Sri Lanka on a deeper level; make new and lasting friendships; watch diaspora form ties and see past the ‘developing county’ and ‘post-con�ict’ label; meet with experts about many facets of the country; get to know new parts of the island and people through work and travel; and explore my identity.” – Harshi Hettige
Mr. Charles Aruliah, Regional Center for Strategic Studies; Ms. Tara de Silva, Federation of Environmental Organizations, Ms. Natale Dankotuwage, Sri Lanka Unites; Ms. Harshi Hettige, Foundation of Goodness; Ms. Chethana Perera, Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Ms. Kaitlin Emmanuel, University of Visual & Performing Arts and The Post Graduate Institute of Archeology; Mr. Anthony Obeyesekere, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
