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14 February 2011, Colombo |
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| Jayalath Manorathne receiving the AVIVA NDB Award of Excellence from Managing Director - Shah Rouf, while the Senior Management looks on. |
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The AVIVA NDB Award of Excellence was presented to veteran actor cum dramatist Jayalath Manorathne at the glittering AVIVA NDB Sales Conference held at the Sri Lanka Exhibition & Convention Center recently. He received the award amidst a thunderous standing ovation of the large gathering of 1600 best performing Wealth Planners and distinguished invitees.
Eminent persons who have taken the nation's art and culture to greater heights are felicitated at the annually held sales convention to reaffirm AVIVA NDB's commitment to excellence. This year the award was presented to Jayalath Manorathne for attaining excellence in his chosen sphere of performing arts in his own unique, inimitable and lovable style.
Over the past three decades, Jayalath Manorathne has portrayed a wide array of colourful characters from the remote villager to the urban middle class executive for the delight of the Sri Lankan audience. In 1974 he was awarded, Best Actor for his stellar performance in Lucien Bulathsinhala's 'Ratu Hettakari'. He also received awards for his roles in 'Puthra Samagama', 'Thala Mala Pipila', 'Socrates' and 'Dwithwa' at the State Drama Festival.
Expanding from acting to direction Manorathne created many popular stage plays such as 'Puthra Samagama', 'Maha Giri Damba', 'Andarela', 'Grutharuwa', 'Sandagira', 'Lokaya Thani Yayak' and 'Sudu Redi Horu'. As an exceptional personality with enormous acting talent and visual capacity he conquered the small screen as well as the silver screen bagging the awards for best supporting actor in films 'MangalaTegga' and 'Sudu Kaluwara'. For his performances in tele dramas he was presented the Best Actor Award for the roles in 'Sanda Amawakai' and 'Arungal'.
Manorathne who holds a Masters degree, is a visiting lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Over the past 15 years Jayalath Manorathne has played a key role as a cultural ambassador to Sri Lanka through his performances all over the world. During his acting and directing career he has immensely contributed towards taking Sri Lankan cultural values across our shores and out into the world. As a playwright, director and actor Jayalath Manorathne's work is praiseworthy, as his roles and creations have enhanced the creative capacity of Sri Lankan theater lyrically and dramatically.
The AVIVA NDB AWARD of excellence has been presented to distinguished persons whose achievements are a source of encouragement and inspiration to AVIVA NDB Wealth Planners with ambitious goals. Among the renowned personalities who have received the award since 2003 are Dr. Lester James Peiris, Pandit W D Amaradeva, Deshamanya Chithrasena, Kalasuri Vajira, Dr. Premasiri Khemadasa, Kalasuri Henry Jayasena, Nanda Malini, Kalasuri Sybil Wettasinghe, Malini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrama, Dr D B Nihalsinha, Rohana Weerasinghe and Senaka Senanayake.
Shah Rouf, Managing Director of AVIVA NDB said: "AVIVA NDB is committed to excellence and we recognize and appreciate professionalism, skill and inherent talent in every sphere of work. That is why we honour extraordinary personalities who have attained the highest level of excellence in their chosen fields. We consider these individuals as true role models whose diligence and determination our Wealth Planners should emulate. We believe that Jayalath Manorathne's passion and vision to achieve great heights would be a true inspiration to all our Wealth Planners. |
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10th June 2009 |
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| Each seminar was attended by over 200 invitees and Daya Rohana Athukorala, |
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AVIVA NDB Insurance regularly holds workshops and seminars to enhance knowledge and develop skills among various audiences as a part of the Company's consistent Corporate Responsibility endeavour to uplift the community. The most recent seminars were held in Ambalangoda and Hikkaduwa for Preschool teachers and parents of preschool children.
Each seminar was attended by over 200 invitees and Daya Rohana Athukorala, the well known author on positive thinking and Head of Humanities Education at the University of Colombo, spoke on the topic " How to develop a talented child. These regular events held in regional locations across the country help to enhance competencies and capabilities, particularly to ensure early childhood development by imparting knowledge to those who are eager to benefit from this endeavour" commented Amal Perera, AGM, Marketing. |
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November 2007 |
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| Children from the "Sunera" foundation. |
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| Mr. K. Piyasena - Former Director, Special Education, Ministry of Education, Consultant Special Education addressing the gathering. |
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The company's consistent effort to enhance the well being of
the Sri Lankan community has resulted in the launch of its latest
innovative CSR-platform “Samana” towards creating
“an equally-abled-society.”
The core objective of Samana is to enhance the knowledge of teachers who work with disabled children, through a series of workshops and training modules featuring recognized resource persons in the field of special education. This will help enhance the educational-development of specially-abled children to achieve their potential, and become fulfilled-citizens of the country.
As a first step a multi-media-campaign was carried out to call-for-applications from teachers and volunteers, for the inaugural national level workshop. The response was extremely positive and over 1000 teachers, parents and volunteers from all over the island attended the company's knowledge enhancing workshop for teachers of disabled children, held at BMICH, Colombo in October 2007.
Experts in the field of Special Education were selected, to ensure that the knowledge they shared at the event added value to the participants of the workshop.
The event was implemented in collaboration with, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Service & Social Welfare, Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Empowerment. Special facilities were also made available by The Sunera Foundation.
This inaugural workshop will be followed by a series of regional workshops which will be more focused and interactive.
The company's
staff who have volunteered to support the project will be trained as volunteer-teachers. They will then be assigned to selected special-needs schools. |
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| Presentation on How to Handle a Child with Special Educational
Needs by Mr.K.Piyasena |
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| Presentation on Identification and Assessment of Children with
Special Educational Needs by Mr. W.M.K Weerakoon |
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