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Mushroom Grower, Gampola [2024]
Oshani Warnapurage was a young undergraduate studying in the Agriculture faculty of the University of Peradeniya.
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Upliftment of Grocery Store in Kosgoda [2024]
Asanka Kommalage who lives in Egoda Duwe, Kosgoda in Southern Sri Lanka had met IDEAS members initially during the aftermath of the 2004 December Tsunami.
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Community Bee Keeping Project at Inginimitiya Irrigation Scheme [2023]
IDEAS initiated a Bee keeping Development Project in March 2023, at the Inginimitiya Irrigation scheme in Puttalam district.
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Expansion of pure kithul jaggery and treacle production, Matale [2023]
Nayomi Ranaweera is an entrepreneur who has been engaged in producing pure kithul treacle and jaggery for the past 6 years.
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Ornamental Bonsai plant maker, Kelaniya [2023]
S. Sanmugarajan living in Wanawasala area in Kelaniya, Colombo district is an entrepreneur who creates ornamental artificial Bonsai plants to cater to the interior décor needs of homes, offices, hotels and specific events and functions.
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Ladies Foundation Garments [2021]
Nimali Sunethra Perera living in Ellakkala in the Gampaha district has been sewing ladies foundation garments as a small-scale entrepreneur for over a decade.
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Spice Producer, Moratuwa [2021]
‘Sameera Products’ has been a household name for ready-made spices including chillie powder, chillie pieces, pepper powder, raw & roasted curry powder and turmeric powder in the Puwakgaha Thotupola, Moratumulla area in Moratuwa.
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Spice Producer – Talawa, Anuradhapura [2021]
Ranjith Prasanna Kumara (RPK) has been operating his business out of his home in Talawa, Anuradhapura since 2016.
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Garments, Bags, Soft Toys [2021]
Malkanthi Bandara of Katudeniya, Mathale has been running her own business of producing cloth bags, soft toys and ladies garments.
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Sofa and Furniture Manufacture and Repairs, Anuradhapura [2019]
Shyaman Palliyaguruge is a skilled craftsman who repairs and manufactures furniture, specialising in sofas, sitting room furniture and various types of comfortable cushioned chairs and reclining arm chairs. His business is located in the Hindogama area of the Anuradhapura District.
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Silver Gold Jeweller [2019]
Milroy Weerasinghe from Kegalle is a versatile entrepreneur. He specializes in crafting Silver and gold plated jewellery.
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Briquettes Producer [2019]
Manjula Jayampathy has been an entrepreneur conducting an operation that converts bio waste, such as paddy/oats husks and saw dust, to briquettes.
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Anthurium Plant Nursery [2019]
This Anthurium plant nursery is owned and maintained by Mahinda Sarath Kumara in Pallegama, Kegalle.
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Assistance To 10 Small Businesses At Imaduwa, Galle District [2018]
In early 2018, Mr Bandu Vithanage (BV), a former public officer turned social activist who has promoted social mobilization/empowerment and mutual help activities in Kombala and Mayakaduwa
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Hair and Beauty Care Salon [2017]
Vasanthi Gulasekharam, was a 24-year-old young lady entrepreneur who was setting up her own Hair and Beauty care Salon in a rented space in Havelock Road, Colombo 05.
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Handloom weaver [2006]
Y.G. Dayawathi of Uda Dumbara in the Kandy district is an entrepreneur, manufacturing handwoven cloth using the unique ‘Dumbara’ weaving patterns.
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Setting up bee keeping project for disabled soldiers, Wathupitiwela [2003]
When the Ranaviru Seva Authority of Sri Lanka submitted a project proposal in February 2003, IDEAS obliged by extending financial support for a bee keeping project that was implemented in the Ranavirugama, Wathupitiwela, Gampaha for the welfare of disabled soldiers, war widows and families living there.
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