By Nirukshi de Lanerolle Programme Coordinator As I am a veteran at planning parties, retreats, and reunions, this time, too, I was excited to organize the reunion for the past participants of Emerge Lanka Foundation. Of course, Iro plans the activities for the girls and I get to organize the venue, games, transport, and contacting the girls. I started preparing over 2 months before the date we had actually planned the reunion, by going through all the telephone numbers I had, calling all the girls

Emerge Lanka Foundation is dedicated to empowering young women in Sri Lanka who have survived abuse to rediscover and celebrate their personal beauty, develop their self-sufficiency, and become leaders within their own communities. We are proud to celebrate another year of success thanks to you, our supporters. Please join us for an evening of wine, dedicated to strong survivors and their bright futures.

By: Sithara Emerge Lanka   On a beautiful sunny morning, we the Emerge team headed down south on our annual retreat. I felt a great strength and happiness was overflowing within me to know that through my rough times the Emerge team has been there for me. It also made me very proud that my baby girl was born on the 4th anniversary of Emerge Lanka Foundation. We had a great time during the two days we spent at this resort, after a meeting and going

Please click text below to read the rest of the article: <a href=”http://www.easternecho.com/article/2012/12/emerge-global-jewelry-helps-girls-in-sri-lanka”>If you’re stumped on what to get for your girlfriend, sister or mother or maybe just want to buy something for yourself, you could check out some one-of-a-kind handmade jewelry from the Emerge Global organization. Emerge Global helps young girls in Sri Lanka, ages 10-18, who have suffered from abuse and have been put into shelters in many cases. The organization partners up with these shelters and helps the girls learn and develop

Iroshini Kalpage ELF Program Development Officer   Last week,  the Emerge team went to see one of our past participants, who is working in a garment factory. She was one of my best girls, and is like a sister or a daughter to me. She was at all three shelters (that we work in) in the past few years. She was a bit naughty in those days, but she listened to me. Whenever, I taught lessons she would give fun answers, sometimes, disturbing but, I