Nuwan Chamara Ekanayaka Arachchige Don Email & Phone Number

Sri Lanka

Central African Republic

Led and managed the program team and base offices at Republic of Central Africa and acted as the focal point external relations including cluster, partner, and stakeholder engagements. Managed program and project budgets implemented internal and external audit processes. Introduced “Management Information System” (MIS) for frequent reporting and to ensure.

Sri Lanka

Led the SOMS country team, managed program activities and finances. Forecasted annual KPIs and raised necessary funds to implement programs. Worked closely with ministry of health Sri Lanka’s vision 2020 program. Lead the school children vision care program, vision screened more than 1.5 million school children island wide and provided more than 40,000.

Sri Lanka

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - Youth Project was designed to strengthen the resilience of undeserved rural communities in Sri Lanka to face disasters and emergency situations through providing professional emergency response training for young individuals and encouraging volunteerism. Lead 33 volunteers from 11 countries to develop the.

Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

Conducted a research to learn and understand the management and development activities of emergency medical service system; and shared the experiences in Emergency medical service system development and responses in Sri Lanka. Job-shadowed the emergency medical service Administrator of the Washington county emergency medical service department. Observed.

Galle District

Volunteered with Galle district branch of St John Ambulance Sri Lanka to implement the St John Cadet program at Schools and also to expand the knowledge of Basic Life Support skills among school children while motivating and encouraging youth to actively engaging youth in volunteer activities. Expanded the St John Ambulance Galle District Cadet program.

Sri Lanka

• Oversee eye clinics conducted in all parts of the country. Coordinate with SOMS roster of optometrists, sponsoring corporations, government and other groups on clinic logistics. Track and maintain stocks. Assist.
• Conducted seven eye clinics which served more than 5000 people from low income families.
• Designed the prescription data base.
• Launched the school screening program at southern province of Sri Lanka and donated 2000 prescribed eye glasses for school children.
• Supported the initial stage of international e-fundraising efforts.
• Managed and updated the SOMS web page and Facebook page.

Sri Lanka

Designed and developed the Emergency Medical Technician training curriculum and published the text book and skill DVD which are currently considered as the national standard for training in Sri Lanka. Trained more than 2,500 emergency medical technicians and 10,000 first-aiders to respond in emergency situations. Developed 9 pre-hospital care systems in 9.

Sri Lanka

Created course curriculum and delivered training in basic life support, advance life support, emergency medical techniques, emergency management, emergency preparedness & emergency planning. Conducted trainer of trainer programs for St John volunteers. Provided and organized continuous professional training for volunteer and full-time trainers. Manage.

Galle, Sri Lanka

Served with program officer to write project proposals to potential donors. Managed daily financial activities and served as a trainer at vocational training institute. Conducted program related training for school programs. Organized, coordinated and conducted residential and nonresidential training for youth at southern province of Sri Lanka.

Mahinda Ambulance Cadet Division Galle Sri Lanka

Galle Sri Lanka

Served as an instructor for software engineering, hardware engineering courses. Developed new strategies and programs to expand businesses. Served as a facilitator at information technology lab during practical sessions.

Bachelor'S Degree, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Ma Of Humanitarian Action And Peacebuilding, Humanitarian Studies

Advanced Diploma, Business Management

Certificate, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

High School Diploma, Physical Sciences

Activities and Societies: Mahinda Ambulance Cadet Division the First Aid Unit Environmental Society Played for the Hockey, Chess, Scrabble.