Giving Back to the Nation that Nurtured Sri-Lankan born philanthropist makes a difference at home & abroad

• We also promoted the social inclusion of the differently abled in the Kandy district with the Women’s Development Centre to help hundreds of individuals with special needs and their families.
• Malaysia might be my homeland now after living there for over three decades, but Sri Lanka will always be the motherland that nourished and nurtured me in my youth. I have a deep sense of appreciation and respect for the society that ingrained in me the solid values system that I have today which empowered me to pursue and achieve my dreams and goals.

Umayal Eswaran is the Sri Lankan-born Chair of Hong Kong-based RYTHM foundation. As an advocate for civic concerns related to women, children, youth and other vulnerable and minority groups, Umayal helps to drive social change at a grassroots level through the efforts of RYTHM Foundation, the social impact initiative of the QI Group. Though she left Sri Lanka in the early 90s when she met and married Malaysian entrepreneur Vijay Eswaran, her motherland is never far from her thoughts.