About Dharmavijaya Foundation

The Dharmavijaya Foundation (DVF) which was established in 1977 and later incorporated by an Act of Parliament No. 62 of 1979 was the brainchild of late Venerable Aggamahapandita Madihe Pannasiha Maha Nayaka Thera. DVF is a non-profit organization relying mostly on donations of well-wishers and using those funds for the betterment of people in Sri Lanka.

Vision:
The vision of the Dharmavijaya Foundation is to direct Sri Lankan society into a righteous path.

Mission:
The mission of the Dharmavijaya Foundation is to encourage and help the people through DharmavijayaSamaja to achieve the vision.

Objective:
The general objective of Dharmavijaya Foundation is to promote overall development of people, both spiritually and physically, with the application of Buddhist principles to social and economic development. Overall development is meant to be fourfold: economic, educational, health and moral.

Management of DVF:

Dharmavijaya Foundation is managed by a Board of Trustees comprising 30 members. Members are selected on the basis of their academic and professional background and their practical experience. At present there are members with Administrative, Academic, Medical, Engineering, Legal and Accounting backgrounds. The members work on a voluntary basis. The Board of Trustees meet on a weekly basis.

The Operation Strategy:

Some activities related to the four aspects namely economic, educational, health and moral are carried out by DVF with direct involvement of Board Members at Central level. When working with individual community level, the operation strategy of DVF is to reach the community through temples where the Head Monk plays a pivotal role. A Dharmavijaya Society is formed in each temple to take the responsibility of implementing activities and projects at community level. At present there are 440 Dharmavijaya Societies in 19 Districts.

Dharmavijaya-Patrons-en

Dharmavijaya Foundation: Board of Trustees - 2565 (2022)
Honorary Patrons
	Ven. Hakmana Sumanasiri Thero
	Senior student of Most Venerable Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayake Thero and Most Venerable Ampitiye Sri Rahula Nayaka Thero. rajakiya pandita Ven. Hakmana Sumanasiri Thero has been the Chief Patron of the Dharmavijaya Foundation since August 14, 2003.
	Ven. Siri Vajiraramaye Gnanasiha Thero
	Deshabandu Olcott Gunasekera, a founding member of the Dharmavijaya Foundation and its Chairman for 31 years, was a senior civil servant and later became a monk
Chairman
	Mr. Sumedha Amerasinghe
	Chartered Accountant, Chairman, YMBA – Colombo, YMBA – Nawala, TreasurerMahaweli Cultural Foundation, JP
Vice Presidents
	Mr. J.P.Kannangara
	Superintending Engineer (Mechanical) , Health and Medical services government of Dubai (R), Mechanical Engineering - National Milk Board (R)
	Dr. Nalin Gunasinghe
	Eye Specialist
	Mr. G. S. Arunashantha de Silva
	Attorney at Law, Additional Secretary to the Ministry (SLAS)
Secretary
	Mr. H. B. Premarathne
	Superintendent of Audits - Department of the State Auditor General (R)
Deputy Secretary
	Mr. M.D.W. Ariyawansa
	Former Chairman of Dharmavijaya Foundation, Additional Secretary to the President (R), Former Member of the Public Service Commission (SLPS 1)
Treasurer
	Mr. N.G.B.Nanayakkara
	Chartered Accountant
Deputy Treasurer
	Mr. Karu Heenatigala
	Former Deputy Treasurer - Dharmavijaya Foundation, Executive Banking Officer (R)
Internal Auditor
	Ms. Kanthi Perera
	Preschool teacher.
Trustees
	Mr. G.D. Cyril Gunapala
	Former Chairman of Dharmavijaya Foundation, Secretary to Ministrys (R), Chairman of the Corporations (R), Adviser to the Former President (R), Diplomatic officer (R) (SLPS 1)
	Dr. Yasa Siriwardena
	Health Education and Community Health Specialist, Medical Director - Medi-Calls (Pvt) Ltd.
	Mrs. Pushpa Karunaratne
	Accountant, Musaeus College, Colombo 07 (R)
	Mr. Premaratna Ilanperuma
	Former Director General - Department of Technical Education Consultant Engineer (R), Member - National Hospitals Committee, Justice of the Trilingual, Shastra Bandu.
	Mr. Bernard Kulathilaka
	Civil Engineering (R), Former President - Alokaya Foundation
	Mrs. Nedra Amarasinghe
	Swimming Instructor
	Mr. Sarath Amarakoon
	Deputy General Manager Personnel and Management, Chief Management Officer - Editorial Board - Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. CEO - Lakbima Newspapers Ltd. Executive Director - Media Sales Advertising Agency
	Mr. Yasapala Nanayakkara
	Secretary to the Ministry (R), Management Consultant
	Mr. Sarath Dharmawardena
	Assistant General Manager - Bank of Ceylon (R)
	Prof. B.W.E. Wickramanayake
	Professor - Asian Institute of Technology Thailand (R)
	Mr. Lakshman Mahanama
	Chairman, Peace and Compassionate Organization
	Ms. G.A.C. Chithrangani
	Mechanical Engineer, Colombo Municipal Council - Water Supply and Drainage Division
	Mr. Champika Jayantha Ladduhetti
	Lawyer
	Dr. Nuwan Wimalana
	Business Consultant, University External Lecturer, Company Director.
	Ms. Chandika V. Ethugala
	Additional Secretary to the Ministry (SLAS)
	Mr. Isuru S. Tillakawardana
	Group Chief HR Officer / Deputy General Manager - Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

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