GILC Online Convocation

GILC Online Convocation recognizes V-Force Leadership Series participants

by Zulfick Farzan 18-06-2021 | 1:03 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Gammadda International Leadership Council on Friday (18) broke new ground with an online convocation to award certificates to the participants of the V-Force Leadership Series.

The Gammadda International Leadership Council, set up to support young Sri Lankans and their leadership aspirations, brought in some of Sri Lanka's most admired leaders to one single platform- The V-Force Leadership Series.

The Zoom events conducted over a few weeks saw thousands of youth from all parts of Sri Lanka joining in and actively engaging directly with the invited speakers.

The GILC Graduation Ceremony, held online, was graced by Chief Guest The Vice-Chancellor of the Peradeniya University Prof. Upul Dissanayake while the Key-Note Address will be delivered by Dr. Bill Silcock, Emeritus Professor at The Arizona State University (ASU).

The ceremony was also graced by Chevaan Daniel - the Executive Group Director of the Capital Maharaja Group, who heads the Gammadda Movement.

Dr. Robert Eldridge a specialist in Globalisation was the special guest speaker of the convocation.

Gammadda announced the launch of free-to-air Ordinary Level classes on Tv1 to support rural students with a lack of access to devices with internet access.

The Gammadda Movement is Sri Lanka’s largest grassroots initiative operating across over 35,000 villages and covering a vast array of public service spheres including rural development, International Relations, Art, History, and Culture.

V-Force, the volunteer arm of Gammadda counts over 10,000 registered volunteers in its ranks.