Comments on: Harsha de Silva’s efforts & Indrajit Samarajiva’s talk

By: Harsha

Harsha — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:47:56 +0000

Sanjana

Let me check. Please mail me at hdes1@yahoo.com with copy to chamila@blissforme.com.

Hey, thanks for the help!

Cheers
Harsha

By: Sanjana Hattotuwa

Sanjana Hattotuwa — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:35:13 +0000

Harsha,

Who from Oz sent you the large private donation?

As a Rotary World Peace Scholar, I pointed a lot of Australians to your (Rotary’s) blog in Sri Lanka and I know that my host club (I am not a Rotarian myself, but we are linked with host clubs as part of the scholarship) did send quite a bit of money your way.

Cheers,

Sanjana

By: Ananda Jayawardhana

Ananda Jayawardhana — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:47:16 +0000

Harsa,

Are you Harsa Mahen de Silva who was at Mizzou in early 90’s?

Ananda & Manel

By: harsha

harsha — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 04:33:17 +0000

hey mark, it’s me alright!! please mail me on hdes1@yahoo.com

By: Mark Colombo

Mark Colombo — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:16:34 +0000

Is the author Harsha de Silva who went to Univ of Mo-Columbia (PHD Econ)?

By: Harsha

Harsha — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 14:06:20 +0000

Names really dont matter; its the work that matters!

I invited Indi for a talk at our Rotary Club a few weeks back because I was convinced we could use his expertise in creating a blog-based communications platform. The idea was to try it out first with our Club; then perhaps the Rotary District in Sri Lanka and just maybe Rotary International; some day. His talk went really well and our members were introduced to the word “blog”. We were in fact contemplating on getting started.

But, then suddenly the waves came and we had to act. We set up the blog almost immediately and it has shown everyone [our Club, the Sri Lanka District and Rotary International] the sheer power of ICT!! We are still auditing our accounts; but I think we have collected over $150,000 through the blog platform in just few days.

I feel one of the key reasons for the success was that we were able to keep the world informed through our blog as to what we were doing with the donations that were coming in. One person from Australia sent a second [large] donation after seeing what we were doing with his first donation.

Just imagine, how limited we would have been in our effort to help the survivors if we didnt have access to ICTs… I am sure this is one of many similar stories.

Thank you Indi.

Harsha and everyone at Rotary Club of Colombo Regency.