Education. Empowerment. Education. Empowerment. Entrepreneurship.Entrepreneurship.

A global nonprofit organization A global nonprofit organization based in Southern California, USAbased in Southern California, USA

MissionMission To educate, uplift, and empower To educate, uplift, and empower

disadvantaged youth and disadvantaged youth and communities globally by providing communities globally by providing academic and professional academic and professional assistance through training in assistance through training in English, IT, Leadership & Life Skills, English, IT, Leadership & Life Skills, and Health Education.and Health Education.

About VisionsAbout Visions We work with underprivileged young We work with underprivileged young

people, teachers, and others in developing people, teachers, and others in developing countries toward enabling them to become countries toward enabling them to become self-sufficient, leadership-oriented, healthy, self-sufficient, leadership-oriented, healthy, and capable of participating in a global and capable of participating in a global economy. We strive to uplift those who are economy. We strive to uplift those who are less fortunate through education by less fortunate through education by creating opportunities and facilitating a creating opportunities and facilitating a worldwide exchange of knowledge, worldwide exchange of knowledge, experiences, and talents. Visions has experiences, and talents. Visions has operated in Sri Lanka (since 2003), Kenya operated in Sri Lanka (since 2003), Kenya (since 2007), and India (since 2008).(since 2007), and India (since 2008).

What We DoWhat We Do60%60% INDIRECT IMPLEMENTATIONINDIRECT IMPLEMENTATION: Visions plays the role of : Visions plays the role of

‘enabler’, working to implement various projects through ‘enabler’, working to implement various projects through local partners who direct and mange the projects local partners who direct and mange the projects themselves. We facilitate the exchange of information, themselves. We facilitate the exchange of information, contacts, experiences, and resources, while opening the contacts, experiences, and resources, while opening the lines of communication between potential partners. We lines of communication between potential partners. We provide technical support, advice, and assist in all stages provide technical support, advice, and assist in all stages of project research, design, and implementation, as of project research, design, and implementation, as needed. While the responsibility to plan and implement needed. While the responsibility to plan and implement each project lies firmly with the local partner, Visions each project lies firmly with the local partner, Visions serves a supporting role in each collaborative effort.serves a supporting role in each collaborative effort.

Current projects includeCurrent projects include: Kalagam Visions Learning : Kalagam Visions Learning Centre (KVLC), St. John’s Institute of Technology (2), Centre (KVLC), St. John’s Institute of Technology (2), Effective English Teaching Program (EET)Effective English Teaching Program (EET)

What We Do, Part IIWhat We Do, Part II30%30% DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION: DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION: In the projects that In the projects that

Visions direct implements, we research, design, and Visions direct implements, we research, design, and implement the projects ourselves. These are efforts implement the projects ourselves. These are efforts we take initiative over during all stages of project we take initiative over during all stages of project design and development. Partnerships with other design and development. Partnerships with other organizations, groups, or individuals may take shape, organizations, groups, or individuals may take shape, but in those cases Visions strongly takes the lead. but in those cases Visions strongly takes the lead.

Current projects includeCurrent projects include: Leadership Education : Leadership Education ProgramProgram

Future Projects includeFuture Projects include: Computer Education : Computer Education Program, English Education Program, Scholarship Program, English Education Program, Scholarship Program, Global Health Education ProgramProgram, Global Health Education Program

What We Do, Part IIIWhat We Do, Part III10%10% AWARENESS RAISING/CAPACITY-BUILDING: AWARENESS RAISING/CAPACITY-BUILDING: An An

important part of what Visions does is to educate others important part of what Visions does is to educate others not only about the need for education and development not only about the need for education and development globally, but also to provide opportunities for interested globally, but also to provide opportunities for interested parties to take action themselves. Visions demonstrates parties to take action themselves. Visions demonstrates the need for education in places where resources, the need for education in places where resources, opportunities, and knowledge are lacking and shows others opportunities, and knowledge are lacking and shows others how we fill the void. We also build the capacity of our local how we fill the void. We also build the capacity of our local partners and volunteers, so that they may take agency partners and volunteers, so that they may take agency themselves over addressing the issues that affect their themselves over addressing the issues that affect their communities. In so doing, we build the capacity of our local communities. In so doing, we build the capacity of our local and international volunteers, partners, and support base by and international volunteers, partners, and support base by empowering them to enact positive change.empowering them to enact positive change.

Projects includeProjects include: : All events, fundraisers, speeches, All events, fundraisers, speeches, volunteer recruitment, volunteer trips abroad, volunteer recruitment, volunteer trips abroad, collaborative efforts locally and abroad, and marketing collaborative efforts locally and abroad, and marketing attempts.attempts.

Who is Visions?Who is Visions? Founded in 2003 by Founded in 2003 by CEO/FounderCEO/Founder, Meera Pathmarajah, Meera Pathmarajah US Staff=1 (Greg Buie, US Staff=1 (Greg Buie, Co-DirectorCo-Director)) US Volunteer Staff:US Volunteer Staff:

Anjana Pathmarajah, Anjana Pathmarajah, Program Officer, Global Health Program Officer, Global Health EducationEducation

Trenton Holland, Trenton Holland, Program Officer, Marketing & FinanceProgram Officer, Marketing & Finance Periodic interns/volunteersPeriodic interns/volunteers

Currently no staff abroadCurrently no staff abroad Board of Directors (5 members)Board of Directors (5 members) Advisory Board (Various)Advisory Board (Various) Parent Organization: Operation USA (Parent Organization: Operation USA (as our 501c3 application as our 501c3 application

is pendingis pending)) Over 80 international volunteers have spent time abroad with Over 80 international volunteers have spent time abroad with

us (many local volunteers have joined us, as well)us (many local volunteers have joined us, as well) Rely heavily on volunteers and on the goodwill of others, both Rely heavily on volunteers and on the goodwill of others, both

locally and abroadlocally and abroad

Visions EffortsVisions Efforts1.1. Visions Leadership Education Program (12 camps held Visions Leadership Education Program (12 camps held

since 2003 across Sri Lanka, Kenya, & India; plans for since 2003 across Sri Lanka, Kenya, & India; plans for Colombo, Batticaloa, & Trincomalee, Sri Lanka—Colombo, Batticaloa, & Trincomalee, Sri Lanka—ongoing)ongoing)

2.2. Effective English Teaching (Sri Lanka—ongoing) Effective English Teaching (Sri Lanka—ongoing)3.3. Kalagam Visions Learning Centre, Colombo (Sri Lanka Kalagam Visions Learning Centre, Colombo (Sri Lanka

—project underway)—project underway)4.4. St. John’s Institutes of Information Technology St. John’s Institutes of Information Technology

(Colombo & Jaffna, Sri Lanka—planning phases)(Colombo & Jaffna, Sri Lanka—planning phases)5.5. Visions English Education Program (Colombo, Visions English Education Program (Colombo,

Batticaloa, and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka—planning Batticaloa, and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka—planning phases)phases)

6.6. Visions Computer Education Program (Colombo, Visions Computer Education Program (Colombo, Batticaloa, and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka—planning Batticaloa, and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka—planning phases)phases)

7.7. Visions Scholarship Program (throughout Sri Lanka & Visions Scholarship Program (throughout Sri Lanka & India—planning phases)India—planning phases)

8.8. Global Health Education Program (throughout Sri Global Health Education Program (throughout Sri Lanka & India—planning phases)Lanka & India—planning phases)

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