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 Manique Gunaratne together with Madura Dassanayake took another initiative to support entrepreneurs with #disability by providing financial support to Kaveesha Ridmi to expand her business in April 2022. Kaveesha is a young girl with a hearing impairment in Anuradhapura in a remote village in Sri Lanka. Kaveesha is a very hard working youth with a #disability who is trying her level best to support her family. Since both her parents are not there she lives with her grandmother who is very old. All her siblings are hearing impaired and one sister is deaf blind.       


In this picture, two people are standing in front of a house with a white wall and wooden windows. One person, dressed in a white and green floral dress, is receiving or handing over a yellow envelope to the other person, who is wearing a white shirt with a black floral pattern. Both appear to be engaged in a respectful and focused moment, possibly during a small ceremony, donation, or presentation. The setting looks calm and homely, suggesting a community or family-related event.

The image features three people standing outdoors, likely in front of a house or porch. ​On the left is a woman with her hair pulled back, wearing a white dress with a dark, perhaps navy or black, floral print. She is looking off to her right. ​In the center is an older woman wearing a white and teal/dark green tie-dye or batik dress with a large floral pattern. She has a necklace with a large pendant, and is wearing bracelets. Her expression appears somber, and she is looking directly toward the camera. ​On the right is a person with short hair wearing a white short-sleeve button-up shirt with a small, dark floral pattern and dark athletic pants with a white stripe down the side. They are holding a small, yellow rectangular item, possibly a piece of paper or card, and are looking slightly off to their left. ​The group is standing against a background that includes a white wall and a dark wooden window frame and shutters behind the two women. The lighting suggests it is daytime.

Three people standing indoors in front of a wooden window with decorative carving. The person on the left is wearing a short-sleeved white dress with a navy blue abstract floral pattern, hands together in front. In the center is a woman in a short-sleeved dress with a light teal-green and white flower design, wearing a necklace and bracelet. The person on the right is wearing a short-sleeved white shirt with a black floral pattern and dark athletic pants, holding a small yellow item in their hands. All three have neutral expressions and are standing close to each other. The background features a cream-colored wall and a wooden window.

Three adults standing together in a dimly-lit room. The person on the left is a woman with tied-back dark hair wearing a white dress with blue floral patterns. The woman in the middle is smiling and wearing a light blue dress decorated with large green flowers. The man on the right is wearing an orange short-sleeved shirt and a dark traditional lower garment. The background includes a wall with a 2022 calendar, some shelves filled with various items, religious or decorative pictures, a workbench with tools, and an old wooden door to the right. The room appears somewhat rustic, with exposed beams and worn walls.


#Manique Gunaratne

Vice Chair Person – South Asian Disability Forum


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