Sri Lankan Peacebuilder wins Global Rotary Award

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Sri Lankan peacebuilder Pushpi Weerakoon has made history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to receive the prestigious Rotary Alumni Global Service Award, the highest honour bestowed by Rotary International upon an outstanding alumnus.

In recognition of her decades-long work in conflict resolution, legal reform, and humanitarian service across Sri Lanka and beyond, Pushpi has also been invited to address the Rotary International Convention 2025, to be held from June 21–25 in Calgary, Canada.

She will join a distinguished lineup of global speakers, including Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman and NPR host Scott Simon.

Pushpi’s peacebuilding journey began in Sri Lanka during the post-tsunami recovery and civil conflict period. Since then, she has served in conflict zones across Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas with international organizations like IOM and the UN, while also contributing to Sri Lanka’s own reconciliation efforts.

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Nihal S Saturday, 14 June 2025 05:05 PM

Congratulations.

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Zarook Sunday, 15 June 2025 06:17 AM

Keep pushing it.

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Dr Namal Supporter, previously Dr Sajith Supporter Sunday, 15 June 2025 11:11 AM

Pushing, of course, matters, but duration is the real deal.

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MAY THE LORD POUR HIS BLESSING UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Saturday, 14 June 2025 05:11 PM

CONGRATULATIONS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

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ANNE CUNT Saturday, 14 June 2025 07:13 PM

yes i can remember how Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa robbed the dying peoples Tsunami relief fund money

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Jeeves Saturday, 14 June 2025 08:13 PM

Well done Ms Weerakoon! Always nice to see the Sri Lankan flag flying high!

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මෝඩ කැලුම් Saturday, 14 June 2025 09:03 PM

I'd like to make peace with you.

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Patriot Saturday, 14 June 2025 11:43 PM

Another star was born from our motherland, congratulations to Pushpi Weerakoon an intellectual who dedicated her entire prime age for social work to bring peace, harmony and stability around the world has finally recognized. Thank you for the glory you brought to put Sri Lanka on top of the world.

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Ranjit wijesinha Sunday, 15 June 2025 04:41 AM

Congratulations. May more and more young people become peace builders. As Buddha and Jesus said Treat others like yourself.

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Kamal Sunday, 15 June 2025 11:22 AM

Awards like these doesn't make any sense other than for a LinkedIn account

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Tilak Perera Monday, 16 June 2025 02:39 AM

This is not a award Kamal. This is the recognition of someone's dedicated and persistent hard work for peace building. Congratulate her. Don't be a presimistic rotten potato

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James Tuesday, 17 June 2025 12:51 AM

This is the first time I am hearing this name. What she done substantially for Sri Lanka. Definitely she is not living in Sri Lanka.

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M.C.M. Iqbal Monday, 23 June 2025 03:22 PM

Congratulations Pushpi. I was able to see you as an upcoming expert in that field while you were one of my students at the Institute of Human Rights in Colombo. You have proved that my assessment of your skill nearly 20 years ago had not been wrong.

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