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Education Seeds of wisdom: Advocating, educating, empowering

Hiruni Weerasinghe

Hiruni Weerasinghe, UN Community
Volunteer (centre), supported
community members to fill out a
survey on home gardening, sexual and
reproductive health and gender-based
violence in Sri Lanka. [UNV, 2023]

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Hiruni Weerasinghe supported families in Borella 33A and 33C, one of the largest suburbs in the city. She guided women on
setting up home gardens, distributed hygiene and sanitary supplies, and led candid conversations about health, nutrition and
gender-based violence. “Directly or indirectly, the local community has also been a part of my growth as a person,” she reflected.
“The year 2022 was a difficult period for us seeing the socio-economic crisis in the country. I strongly believed that this was the
moment to rise to the occasion and give my best to help the communities in need.”