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Meet Lakmini Weerakkody, the visionary behind Lak Nature International. From her humble beginnings in Bandaragama, she’s cultivated green and healthy solutions from perishables. With determination and her food technology background, she’s crafted a path of sustainability, empowering women along the way. Now, as the ‘Gotukola Goddess,’ she’s ready to share her signature products with the world, spreading wellness and opportunity across the seas.
Lakmini is one of our success stories from the Genesis Project.

Life has been challenging for Uthayasanthini, a widow supporting her young daughter.
We provided her with a chilli powder grinder which she uses to make and sell evening snacks, chilli powder and rice flour. These days she is even expanding her entrepreneurial skills to include livestock, reselling garments and tea powder.
This #WomensDay, let’s celebrate the inspiring women who are building something extraordinary. Nominate a remarkable woman entrepreneur in the comments below and help us #CountHerIn!

We are ready to empower her with:
Financial support of Rs.100,000
Local and Global media coverage
Office spaces
Technical expertise
and much more with our Genesis program!

Visit empower.dilmahtea.com and go chase it!

Because when you empower a woman, you empower a family, a community, a world.
Join us to #CountHerIn, #EmpowerHer and #CelebrateHer.

When Tharshini’s husband suffered an amputation, she became her family’s sole breadwinner. We supported her with a blender and cooking equipment which she uses to run a small food catering business!
Tharshini is one of several female entrepreneurs supported by our SEP grant inching closer and closer to her entrepreneurial goals.
This #WomensDay, let’s celebrate the inspiring women who are building something extraordinary. Nominate a remarkable woman entrepreneur in the comments below and help us #CountHerIn!

We are ready to empower her with:
Financial support of Rs.100,000
Local and Global media coverage
Office spaces
Technical expertise
and much more with our Genesis program!

Visit empower.dilmahtea.com and go chase it!

Because when you empower a woman, you empower a family, a community, a world.
Join us to #CountHerIn, #EmpowerHer and #CelebrateHer.

Meet Suhanthini, a single parent with 2 young children and an elderly mother from the village of Valaichenai.
As one of our entrepreneurship beneficiaries, Suhanthi received a coconut grater and the equipment to make string hoppers. Today, she caters for several small cafes, and is working towards opening her own restaurant one day.
This #WomensDay, let’s celebrate the inspiring women who are building something extraordinary. Nominate a remarkable woman entrepreneur in the comments below and help us #CountHerIn!

We are ready to empower her with:
Financial support of Rs.100,000
Local and Global media coverage
Office spaces
Technical expertise
and much more with our Genesis program!

Visit empower.dilmahtea.com and go chase it!

Sarojini Devi is one of our middle scale business owners from Sri Lanka’s East Coast.
Her journey began when she received a chili powder grinder from our Small Entrepreneur Program (SEP) grant. A natural innovator, Sarojini has expanded her business from producing chillie powder to potato chips and snacks, becoming a successful food vendor in a village!
This #WomensDay, let’s celebrate the inspiring women who are building something extraordinary. Nominate a remarkable woman entrepreneur in the comments below and help us #CountHerIn!

We are ready to empower her with:
Financial support of Rs.100,000
Local and Global media coverage
Office spaces
Technical expertise

Introducing Mathangey Sathiyamoorthy, the innovator behind Polar. With a unique twist on traceability solutions, she’s harnessing IoT technology to track perishable foods from farm to shelf. Through real-time data and alerts, her platform ensures freshness every step of the way. Now, she’s set her sights on global expansion.

Mauli Fernando’s career at one of Sri Lanka’s biggest newspapers ended after her children were born.

Her enterprising spirit led her to the Women’s Development Centre at our Moratuwa Centre where she discovered a talent for sewing! We supported with a sewing machine and today she is a vendor at local welfare bazaars and upscale farmers markets like the Colombo Good Market.

This #WomensDay, let’s celebrate the inspiring women who are building something extraordinary. Nominate a remarkable woman entrepreneur in the comments below and help us #CountHerIn!

We are ready to empower her with:

Financial support of Rs.100,000

Local and Global media coverage

Office spaces

Technical expertise 

and much more with our Genesis program! 

Visit empower.dilmahtea.com and go chase it!

Because when you empower a woman, you empower a family, a community, a world.

Join us to #CountHerIn, #EmpowerHer and #CelebrateHer.

Nirosha Perera wanted to be an ice cream maker like her father, but traditional gender roles restricted her from taking over his business.  

We supported her with a freezer. Today her delicious fruit popsicles are a hit at our People’s Markets, Cafe and Cafeteria. 

 Do you know someone like Nirosha?

This #WomensDay, we are supporting  inspiring women who are building something extraordinary. 

Visit empower.dilmahtea.com to find out more and nominate yourself/ a remarkable woman entrepreneur and help us #CountHerIn!

Because when you empower a woman, you empower a family, a community, a world.

Join us to #CountHerIn, #EmpowerHer and #CelebrateHer.