It was a pleasure to be a Jury member for Asifa India‘s Awards of Excellence 2022. Alongside, ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐: A founder member of yFX, the visual effects division of Yash Raj Studios, ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง: Writer/Producer/Educator, Member, the NYC Animation Industry Council and ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐: Assistant Professor at the Department of Design, Indian Institute of […]
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Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the New Generation Awards 2022. For my work with Nextgen Girls In Technology in changing the landscape of girls’ technology education. New Generation Awards was organized by WIM in partnership with National Youth Service Council to recognize extraordinary young leadership in Sri Lanka.#socialentrepreneur#shilpasyura#nextgen
International Conference on Equitable Education organized by the Ministry of Education Thailand
I am delighted to be a speaker at the International Conference on Equitable Education organized by the Ministry of Education Thailand, UNESCO Bangkok, UNICEF East Asia and Save the Children. Speaking about Equitable Education Strategies Nextgen Girls In Technology used to meet the skills development needs of youth in rapidly evolving societies. #shilpassyura#nextgen
Forbes 30 Under 30 list 2022!
I am excited to have made it into the Forbes 30 Under 30 list 2022!I have no words to express how I feel about this recognition!!! Thank you, Forbes and everyone who supported me through this journey. I’m looking forward to continuing to change the way girls learn technology with Nextgen Girls in Technology. https://www.forbes.com/profile/poornima-meegammana/… […]
Unreal Engine Virtual Production Fellowship
I’m delighted to share that I have been selected for the Unreal Engine Virtual Production Fellowship – Women Creators Program by Epic Games & Asifa India among the talented Top 20 candidates in APAC. The program will train the candidates on the Unreal Pipeline, Animation and DCC workflows, world-building and terrain tools, lighting and post-processing, material editor, sequence, Livelink, […]
Design, Technology and Social Innovation
Article on Sunday Times about my journey with Design, Technology and Social Innovation. Full article:ย https://lnkd.in/gGnhUbQM
Speaking at UNESCO International Day of the Girl 2021 celebration
Today was a part of Education in the time of the COVID-19 Panel for UNESCO International Day of the Girl 2021 celebration alongside Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO, Ms Houraye Mamadou Anne, Head of the West African Office of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Ms Mary Nasieku, High school, Kenya. […]
9 teams from Nextgen to TadHack Teens finals
The Scratch Coding program we initiated in 2020 has produced some amazing coding Kids. This weekend 9 teams including 2 all-girls teams from our program have been chosen by hSenid Mobile to take part in TADHack Sri Lanka 2021 to compete in first ever TadHack Teens competition. We trained then in scratch, micro bit, web […]
Two girl teams from Nextgen Girls are competing in TADHack
Two girl teams grades 6 – 9 from Nextgen Girls is competing TADHack SriLanka 2021. Isn’t it amazing to see girls in grades 6 – 9 (Ages 11-14) forming tech teams and going to national hackathons to competewith boys at this young age? Among them are Python, C++, Java, and Arduino Programmers. All have studied […]
Shilpa Sayura Foundation wins UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
Shilpa Sayura Foundations Nextgen Girls In Technology project won the UNESCO launched the call for nominations for the 2020 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. This Award honours outstanding and innovative contributions in the world to advance womenโs education. This is the first time Sri Lanka has won a UNESCO award for an education […]