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The OLPC Lanka Foundation was established in early 2008 to coordinate the roll out of XO Laptops in Sri Lanka.
The OLPC Lanka Foundation was established in early 2008 to coordinate the roll out of XO Laptops in Sri Lanka.


Consisting of an eight member Board of Trustees and eight member Board of Management, the OLPC Lanka Foundation is a non-profit Trust that was registered to coordinate the efforts between OLPC Foundation and the Sri Lanka schools system under the Ministry of Education.
Consisting of an eight member Board of Trustees and six member Board of Management, the OLPC Lanka Foundation is a non-profit Trust that was registered to coordinate the efforts between OLPC Foundation and the Sri Lanka schools system under the Ministry of Education.


The Trustees are responsible for governance and fund raising. The Board of Management is responsible for operational and technical matters and overseas the relationship between OLPC/USA and Sri Lanka.
The Trustees are responsible for governance and fund raising. The Board of Management is responsible for operational and technical matters and overseas the relationship between OLPC/USA and Sri Lanka.

Latest revision as of 12:27, 10 December 2009

The OLPC Lanka Foundation was established in early 2008 to coordinate the roll out of XO Laptops in Sri Lanka.

Consisting of an eight member Board of Trustees and six member Board of Management, the OLPC Lanka Foundation is a non-profit Trust that was registered to coordinate the efforts between OLPC Foundation and the Sri Lanka schools system under the Ministry of Education.

The Trustees are responsible for governance and fund raising. The Board of Management is responsible for operational and technical matters and overseas the relationship between OLPC/USA and Sri Lanka.

TRUSTEES


Mr. Rienzie T. Wijetilleke (Chairman of the Board of Trustees), Chairman Hatton National Bank

Mr. Devinda Subasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Former Ambassador to United States

Mr. Chandra Jayaratne, Former Chairman Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Kushil Gunasekera, Founder - Foundation of Goodness

Dr. (Mrs) Hiranthi Wijemanne, Former Chairperson National Child Protection Authority

Mr. Rajan Asirwatham, former Senior Partner KPMG Ford Rhodes & Thornton

Dr. Harsha Alles, Managing Director Gateway Colleges

Hon. Ameer Ismail, Chairman Office of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or corruption


BOARD OF MANAGEMENT


Mr Sunil C. Wijesinghe (Chairman of the Baord of Management), Deputy Chairman, The Bartleet Group

Mr Mano Sekeram, Chairman & CEO, Eurocenter DDC

Mr Jit Warnakulasuriya, Chairman, Just In Time Group

Mr Rohan Pandithakorralage, Director, Aitken Spence Group

Mr Ravi Nanayakkara, Director, AFFNO Group

Mr Tony Mahadevan, Managing Director, C3 Labs