{"id":2,"date":"2022-03-16T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/testing\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-08-07T17:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T17:09:03","slug":"our-teams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/srilanka\/our-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-badd9c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"badd9c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-674906e\" data-id=\"674906e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1caf7be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1caf7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-336bc41d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"336bc41d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63010f76\" data-id=\"63010f76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0157ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0157ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/srilanka\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Sachini-1zocbch3twpync036at18c0gw0v34m25x0tex0yrjr4g.jpg\" title=\"Sachini\" alt=\"Sachini\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1110d1\" data-id=\"a1110d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f53a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82f53a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sachini Seneviratne<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976e9a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"976e9a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sachini holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of London, and is currently reading for the Bar Exam at The Sri Lanka Law College. While continuing her studies, Sachini works as a Legal Research Officer for the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and was also the Legal Research Officer for the first Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate and inquire into the various allegations and alleged corruption in the Sri Lanka Customs Department.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since joining SLYO in 2021, Sachini has led the Sri Lanka Chapter through several notable projects, including Operation Hope #OpHope, which provided relief to low-income families impacted by Sri Lanka\u2019s financial crisis. Sachini also led SLYO\u2019s participation in the Sri Lankan pledge for the UN Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY), and has also participated in many digital activism sessions on a broad variety of topics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sachini\u2019s vision for the Sri Lankan Chapter is to create an open, inclusive, and safe space where everyone\u2019s individuality and skills are celebrated, championed, and harvested to bring lasting impact and change to Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-098f876 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"098f876\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf01f7\" data-id=\"3bf01f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f694f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f694f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/srilanka\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Chamya-1zocbcehu1qj2nr2yu1wln34lxgjzwofjv4hogz3f4eo.jpg\" title=\"Chamya\" alt=\"Chamya\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-398271e\" data-id=\"398271e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd059a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fd059a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chamya Liyanage<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30856e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30856e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chamya Liyanage is a graduate in Banking and Finance: Financial Risk Management from Victoria University, Australia. She also holds a professional qualification in Human Resource Management from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Sri Lanka. Chamya completed her Cambridge Advanced Level examinations at Lyceum International School, Wattala.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As an individual passionate about helping those in need, Chamya founded a not-for-profit venture in December 2019 called &#8220;Read &amp; Return. Co&#8221;. This aims to raise funds through the sale of pre-loved books for its own charity project &#8220;Read for Shoes&#8221;, which donates school shoes for underprivileged children. Read &amp; Return. Co also initiated &#8220;Project \u0d85\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dbd (athwela)&#8221; which collects books from well-wishers to donate to school libraries around Sri Lanka.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Chamya is an active volunteer with other organizations through which she helps the society. She is the Co-Lead of the Communications Team at &#8220;Tails of Freedom&#8221; &#8211; a pure-bred animal rescue organization in addition to her role as Secretary with SLYO Sri Lanka.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Chamya is a freelance Social Media Marketer.\u00a0 She is also a passionate photographer, who won significant awards and is interested in taking self-portraits, portraits of people and nature photographs. She loves reading, singing and acting as well. Chamya is a strong believer of making positive change in the world through her actions and contributions to charity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0c24d2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0c24d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38e952f\" data-id=\"38e952f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252ec7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"252ec7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/srilanka\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Khadeeja-Firaz-1z8s0lbi0wdwykqwh4bbnwfv3mofn19igsrc1ana321c.jpg\" title=\"Khadeeja-Firaz\" alt=\"Khadeeja-Firaz\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac180f6\" data-id=\"ac180f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d33a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d33a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Khadeeja Firaz<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db958cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db958cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khadeeja is passionate about making a difference in even the smallest way possible. As an avid learner, she has completed her LLB and is currently furthering her studies in psychology and sociology. On the sidelines, she dabbles in graphic design and content creation. Her interest in various avenues has significantly strengthened her approach to work and has helped define better angles to tasks in relation to human and children\u2019s rights. She hopes to pursue a long lasting career in human rights, with specific focus on children\u2019s rights, as guaranteeing children a secure pathway in life ensures a better life for all.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b0a266 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b0a266\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8632a0\" data-id=\"e8632a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0cec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb0cec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/srilanka\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Malshi-Abeysekera-1z8s0le40rdcj8zwol2gald7dq2yrqn8tyg99umy7or4.jpg\" title=\"Malshi-Abeysekera\" alt=\"Malshi-Abeysekera\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62b89cc\" data-id=\"62b89cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c5293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c5293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malshi Abeysekera<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c931dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c931dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malshi holds a BSc in Economics and Finance from the University of London, and is currently studying for her Master\u2019s at the University of East Anglia. After completing her MSc, Malshi plans to work in the financial sector in London at a globally renowned company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malshi\u2019s interests in serving the greater good can be traced to her days as the Deputy Head Girl and President of the Christianity Society at her school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malshi hopes that by being a part of SLYO, she\u2019ll be able to connect today\u2019s youth to opportunities that would help them build a better future for themselves. She also hopes to empower Sri Lankan youth to take charge of their lives and work towards achieving their dreams.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malshi is an avid lover of dance and all things musical, having participated in national level cultural dancing competitions, and is also fond of animals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6226522 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6226522\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0b372f\" data-id=\"a0b372f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bab79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bab79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/srilanka\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Sandra-1zocbcjptrpe8093drk5v0xt649m9bfwa6ic5kyfodu8.jpg\" title=\"Sandra\" alt=\"Sandra\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7859f38\" data-id=\"7859f38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6058ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6058ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sandra Speering<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d51ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72d51ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandra is a graduate in Management and Leadership from the University of Coventry. Sandra has been working in marketing for the past 2 years, while being a part of many charities and charitable organizations over the years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping people and contributing to make a positive impact in people&#8217;s lives has been a long-standing passion of hers. 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