Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana competition kicks off at Provincial level

On the road to empower our Sri Lankan women on a national level, NDB Bank together with Sirasa NewsFirst has commenced the Provincial Level Application process. 

The Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana Provincial Competition jointly presented by Sirasa NewsFirst and NDB Bank, is conducted to recognize female achievers across the chosen fields across the country. 

The competition which was held under eight categories in the previous year is scheduled to be held under 10 categories with two new categories added this year. 

Entrepreneurship (Small Scale), Entrepreneurship (Micro Scale), Entrepreneurship (upcoming), Young leader, Environmental Management, Sports, Volunteer Services, Invention & Innovation with Literature and Education Services are included this year.

Parallel to the awarding ceremony of the winners of the provincial competition, a Women’s Day celebration will be held in each province. 

It is expected that this programme will include workshops, seminars, lectures as well as valuable market opportunities for female entrepreneurs whilst strictly adhering to the COVID 19 guidelines.

NDB has always been at the forefront of assisting entrepreneurs while also helping women in particular to achieve greater heights and successfully overcome traditional norms and barriers.

The immense contributions made by women to the economy of the country and to other domains go largely unrecognized. It is mainly to address this shortcoming as well as to encourage more and more women to come forward in economic and social activity that NDB Bank introduced this endeavour under its ‘Araliya’ Banking on Women Initiative. 

The Bank together with Sirasa NewsFirst hopes to celebrate, reward and recognize the contribution made by outstanding women in their relevant areas of expertise. 

The applications and further information are available through the NDB and NewsFirst websites. Potential candidates can also send an email to [email protected] or [email protected] or call / WhatsApp the hotline 0777-600040 to obtain the application. All completed applications should be emailed to [email protected].