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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. |
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Consisting of an eight member Board of Trustees and |
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. |
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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. |
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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