AIESEC in Jayewardenapura Local Committee Sri Lanka

"My AIESEC Experience" by Haridu Vihanga Weerasinghe

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In my first year last semester I joined with AIESEC the awesome organization. First I worked under Poornima who was the Team Leader of Fusion 2.0 project which was about cultural sharing as a member.There I had to perform number of tasks which were out of my comfort zone. Working with Foreign under-graduates was the most interesting part of that project for me. While doing school sessions acting as AIESEC as well as university representatives gives a lot of experiences and of course the confidence. Participating for all projects was my target and finally I could achieved it. We did Fusion cultural show in Mahamaya Balika in Nugegoda one of the long lasting memory I have.

Then I became the Team Leader of INZPIRE 3.0 project. Which was the life changing project for me. Until I take that responsibility I did not know such a role I could play ever. From finding accommodation to last fare-well party I was there and collected everlasting experiences.

We did interviews with well-known Entrepreneurs and share their valuable experiences with school children. Actually I believe it did huge impact in school children’s mind to think about future in different angles.While I was doing this I got an opportunity to visit Knuckles and stay there one night with foreign undergraduates and few local friends which was an unforgettable experience for everyone. Where we marked our first step of adventurous trips. Coldness, sharing love, affection, determination, fun always there with us in that trip. Then we went Galle for an interview. Our journey turned into adventure by first step when we missed our night mail in our eye sight. Train carried all my local members there, I and my OCVP matching Amal was there and we had to go with our back-up plan. There I had to take dual responsibility. One to keep constant contact with my members in train and take EPs safely to Galle. I could do it.

We prepared our EPs for Global village event and to our delight it became most attractive performance in that day. We went Nuwara Eliya, Sigiriya, Negambo, Kandy, Anuradhapura and number of outings during that project. Every time we stayed at one of our member’s house and felt the awesome welcome every time.

Actually AIESEC became my life, it created everlasting friendships and memories. Actually AIESEC changed me for better. I love AIESEC.

"My AIESEC Experience" by Rasangi Kannangara

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University life is not only lectures, presentations, reports, exams and other academic related stuff. It’s a mixture of academic and other extracurricular activities. My university life would have been boring if not for AIESEC. Even though I have only 2 years experience upto now as an AIESECer it has already given me memories for a lifetime.

I joined AIESEC mistaking the organization as a charitable institute because I love doing charity. But with the time pass I got to know that my initial idea was not true but yet had to retain since I didn’t want to join another organization in the middle. While I was repenting on selecting this JXLDS 4.0 came. It was a Local committee conference and participated it as a delegate in 2014. Thanks for the conference I understood that there are many skills I have to develop to be a quality undergraduate and many responsibilities to deliver to the world I live as a citizen. Motivation was up and then got selected for my first ever project API 3.0 as an organizing committee vise president in matching. Yet had no idea what my role was. But because of my Co OCVP and other experienced team members explored another side which I have never seen before. That was my first GCDP project and was a milestone in my life. Developed myself a lot and identified many hidden potentials. We were the first to cover all 9 provinces in GCDP projects and I was ecstatic by our achievement. More over it gave me a family.

NATCON 2015 was the first national conference I attended and it showed me the path to build myself and to guide my members as a team leader. Then I was appointed as the team leader in an initiative project ‘ Green Footprints’. But to be honest I wasn’t a successful team leader. But again all the failures, problems came taught me a lot.

The biggest national conference NLDS 2015 was another milestone in my AIESEC story and I got selected as one co ocvps for delegates. I could step out of my comfort zone and I could develop many skills thanks to NLDS.

AIESEC will help you for sure to create your own demand by make you a quality undergraduate since it is the best platform to develop skills and identify hidden potentials. Also the best place for networking. And the best option to enjoy the degree.

It’s always good to be an AIESECer.

"My AIESEC Experience" by Mahishi Wijesundara

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“Ignite the Passion – Inspire the Lead” -EB En Fuego-

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Why AIESEC? What is AIESEC? You might have numerous questions about this organization. Let’s see what AIESEC is to several people within JLC, who might have the most passionate answers to all these questions. These set of people will lead JLC in the term 2015/2016. And they are the ‘EB En Fuego’, the Executive Body of Jayewardenepura Local Committee.

There are ten people in EB En Fuego, each individual with a different personality. They display quite remarkable traits as well. If this wasn’t an article, I would have even included a wink after the previous sentence. As a member of this group, I am really lucky to write about them and cut down the comments about myself. On a more serious note, these are the people whom I consider as my extended family and they have indeed changed my life for the better. We aren’t just a team. We are a family. And we will lead JLC towards success. With that promise, let’s get to know the knuckleheads.

Yours and ours, the beloved LCP (Local Committee President) Kalpa Nallahandi, a man like no other, with muscular arms and very sexy outfits, will never cease to annoy you. He will never cease to amaze you either. He started his AIESEC career in 2013 August and was an outstanding Team Leader in the legendary ‘API’ project. He was the Local Committee Vice President of GCDP in the previous term as well. He is a good manager, a people’s person and unfortunately for girls, in a relationship with another AIESECer. But if you ask him out, he might not say no. He is a proud and annoying Royalist who constantly brags about his school. When he was in school, he was a college Steward and the College Chess Captain. He is the Chess Captain of the university as well. You can call him ‘kalpayya’ and to be serious, he is one of the most committed people I have ever encountered, when it comes to AIESEC. Kalpa is good friend, a good leader you can trust and the ‘Big Boss’ of JLC for the term 15/16. As a fellow EB member and a good Friend of Kalpa, I can definitely say that he is reliable and outstanding personality who would lead JLC towards success. To him, AIESEC means ‘home’. “AIESEC is the place which made me ready to step on to the next level of my life. It helped me to find the passion of my life. So far, it is the best thing that happened to me.” These words of Kalpa is a good example which proves his commitment and enthusiasm towards AIESEC.

Then the tomboy of JLC, Reema Zahara Rahim is the Local Committee Vice President Marketing for the term. She is probably the most popular character in AIESEC in Sri Lanka. If you ever had a chance to attend conferences with her, you might have seen her talents. If not, don’t miss any chances. Attend the conferences and see her remarkable talents. And I mean it. When she gives ‘bus athal’ (conference secrets), oh my, the reactions! She attended ‘Sujatha Vidyalaya’, Nugegoda and currently studying in the Management Faculty of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She is doing her second EB term with EB En Fuego, and was the LCVP Business Development in the term 14/15. Personally, she is one of the most remarkable personalities I have ever met. And sometimes there are moments where I wish I could be like her. Her relationship status is complicated and hoping that someone will uncomplicated it. (Rs. 100 for anyone who can guess this ‘someone’. Important: All the money relating matters will be directed to Asiri, our finance guy.) Reema joined AIESEC in 2013 and she has held several OC positions. She is an enthusiastic and a very commited AIESECer, who belives in its importance. “AIESEC is my passion! My happy pill and it’s what reminds me of my life’s purpose.” Moreover she says, AIESEC is a “way of life”. It will be for you as well, if you are ready to embark on this AIESEC journey.

Next up is Damith Mahaliyange, the LCVP Talent Management. He is the sweetest, most endearing and the most patient guy in EB, who wouldn’t hurt a fly. But he has his flaws. Damith is yet another bragging and annoying Royalist, who tries to be funny at inappropriate moments. He thinks he is super cute and ‘sexy’, and sometimes he is. Moreover, he has this weird posing mania, which you will surely find in almost all of his photos. Nicknames are numerous and little embarrassing when it comes to him and you are free to ask him why. He is also in a relationship with another AIESECer and not available. I repeat, not available. On a more serious note, he is one of the guys who have got a remarkable experience from AIESEC. He was the LCVP Out Going Exchange in the term 14/15 and as he says, “AIESEC taught me responsibility and changed me to the person I am today. I was not confident enough to talk in public in front of a crowd. From that personality, I have experienced great leaps of change thanks to AIESEC.”

Asiri Bandara Navarathne is the person who would attain ‘nibbana’ first, from the EB. He tries to be the saint. Meditation is his hobby, if it can be taken as a hobby. And he is our ‘finance guy’ or the LCVP Finance for the term 15/16. He wants his nickname to be ‘Kholi’ after Virat Kholi. If he gets beaten up by a Sri Lankan cricket fan as a result of this article, I will not take responsibility for any consequences. He is also in a relationship with another ‘AIESECer’. He plays cricket, he reads books and comes up with hilarious remarks all the time. When he is in there with us, you don’t have to worry about laughter. He’s from Thurstan College, Colombo and currently studies in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. After joining AIESEC in 2014, he has held many roles of responsibility and improved himself in many different aspects. He also displays a common trait, which can be seen in any good AIESECer. As all of us, “AIESEC means a lot” to him and he is sure it will guide him in his future as well.

LCVP Business Development for the term 15/16 is the one and only Roshima Vithanage. She is the official dancer in the house and nobody can repeat those moves. She loves teddy bears and it breaks to heart of many marketers. We call her ‘Roma boo’ and she studies food science in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. She joined AIESEC in 2014 and here she is, doing a brilliant job with her amazing team. She is another popular character in AIESEC in Sri Lanka and everybody demands her sexy dance moves. What more, everybody likes to dance with her too. If you come for conferences, you might get to know who this ‘everybody’ is.

If you want to meet the most ‘techno savvy’ guy in the EB, we give you Mr. Trancle. Navindu Trancle is the LCVP Information Management and Communication and a hidden asset who work tirelessly for JLC. Moreover, he is the one of the two single guys in the EB. So girls, you are free to ask him out. He is a student of Asoka College, Colombo and now a very committed student of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce. His nickname is ‘Navi’, but we never call him using that name. What ‘Navi’ has to say about AIESEC will inspire anyone who wants to be a part of this amazing organization. “AIESEC is the place that I discovered about myself mostly and it developed me. AIESEC gave me a chance to inspire others and it made me believe in myself.” This is what AIESEC means to him. What would you feel, if you decide to experience AIESEC yourself?

Thishan Pavithra is another Royalist in the EB and never writes anything down in any of the meetings. But he makes sure that his job is done. He is called ‘Thish’, and he wish we would call him that too. He is the LCVP Global Internship Programme and he is responsible for bringing down interns from foreign countries to work in long term internship opportunities in companies. He is very interested in Astronomy and planning to carry on his career in that path. Almost all the AIESECers get into relationships with other AIESECers. This might explain why he is also in a relationship with yet another AIESECer. To him, AIESEC is a place where ‘right leadership’ is produced. As the ‘Best Young Leader in the term 2014/2015, he must know a great deal about how AIESEC creates proper and polished leadership.

Mayumi Wikaramarachchi and Sachira Sirimanne are the two amazing LCVPs of Global Community Development Programme of JLC.

Mayumi or Mayu was schooled in Musaeus College, Colombo and was a very talented athlete. She is in a committed yet complicated relationship, therefore, not available. She truly believes that AIESEC is a “platform where you are given the opportunity to think outside the box and to do things differently, probably for the first time in your life. Impossibilities are made to be possible realities, with your own effort and courage. And it is the best place to meet loads of friends who think alike and who eventually become family.”

Sachira looks like ‘Toothless’ and you will surely understand what I mean, if you have watched the movie ‘How to train your Dragon’. He happens to be single as well, which means there are two available guys in the EB En Fuego, instead of one, should you wish to date them. Along with Mayumi, Sachira plays a remarkable role in JLC, where they bring down volunteers from abroad to do short term community service projects. This is very responsible indeed, as many Exchange Participants come to JLC projects from many different countries.

Then there’s me, Sandaru Diwakara, the LCVP Out Going Exchange for the term 2014/2015. I am responsible for providing internship opportunities for the local undergraduates, for both short term GCDPs and long term GIPs in foreign countries. If you want to go abroad through AIESEC, it is me you should contact. And I am not available either. All my heart was in OGX, is in OGX and will remain to be in OGX as well. I will tell what AIESEC is to me. For me as well, it is a way of life, where you are constantly pushed out of your comfort zones. Every day, you will learn something new and it will change your life for the better. Joining AIESEC in 2014 was one of the best decisions I made in my life.

All these stories and these personalities contain one common factor. We are all, very passionate about AIESEC, we are passionate about what we do. We love the change AIESEC creates within us. And most importantly, we love the impact we can create in return. All of us changed for the better through AIESEC and we want to give that experience to many young people as possible. In order to achieve this task, in order to give you a life changing experience, EB En Fuego is ready to go all the way it takes.