Objectives
- Provide support to uplift families at risk of economic decline by channeling funds into entrepreneurial ventures to help secure their financial stability.
- Empower underprivileged communities to become active, essential stakeholders of the nation’s development, while fostering a more progressive and forward-thinking mindset.
- Develop a structured and inclusive approach to building a robust entrepreneurial nation.
- Enhance the overall socio-economic well-being of underprivileged communities by improving their health, nutrition, and education indicators.
Strategy
- Implement suitable programs to strengthen the entrepreneurial development of the fund’s beneficiaries.
- Support the strengthening of production capacity of the fund’s beneficiaries by providing grants and loans.
- Create policy development, human resource and management training programmes.
- Promote savings, asset building, and knowledge development to foster self-sufficient living among the fund’s beneficiaries.
Board of Trustees
Dilith Jayaweera
Principal Trustee
Dilith Susantha Jayaweera (born 18 September 1967) is a Sri Lankan Businessman, Entrepreneur, Media Owner, Lawyer and Politician.
Ranjan Seneviratne
Trustee
Ranjan Kumara Seneviratne is a Corporate Lawyer with extensive experience in providing legal advice & services for multinational companies.
Gamini Waleboda
Trustee
Gamini Waleboda is a former parliamentarian who has extensive experience in finance, taxation and management. He has held leadership roles in multiple organizations including the Sri Lanka National Gem and Jewelry Authority where he was the Director General. He is a former senior deputy commissioner of the IRD.
Roshantha Kariyawasam
Trustee
Roshantha Kariyawasam is a chartered accountant and an experienced financial officer, working in both leading local and multinational companies.
Dilum Amunugama
Trustee
Dilum Amunugama is a dynamic, young political figure, who has served in parliament and held the ministerial portfolios of Transport and Industries and state ministerial portfolios of Investment and Promotion.
Anuruddha Herath
Trustee
Anuruddha Herath is an entrepreneur and the founder of Nekma Solutions, an IT company focused on Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Document Automation.
Rushan Malinda
Trustee
Rushan Malinda is the Founder/ President of Sakurai Aviation Ltd. and the President of Sakurai Enterprise Co. Ltd., Japan. He is an experienced leader in the fields of aviation and business.
A.W.S. Ameen
Trustee
Ameen is an Attorney-at-Law and the Former Deputy Mayor of the Puttalam Municipal Council.
Sanoj Lokuthotahewage
Trustee
Senarath Hewage Prasad Manjula
Trustee