TOYP awards

The annual Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Sri Lanka (TOYP) awards organised by the Junior Chamber International Sri Lanka with HSBC Sri Lanka as the sponsor was held this week in Colombo.

Picture shows the winners and others from left- Rafi Reyal (Environmental Leadership), Dr. Balasingham Balagobi (Personal Improvement), Dr. Prasan De Waas (Technological Development), Dileep Mudadeniya (Public Administration), Junior Chamber National President Azard Ishak, Chief Guest - Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal, HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives CEO Nick Nicolaou, TOYP Project Chairman Jiffry Zulfer, Arosha Sarangie Adikaram (Academic Leadership), Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrama (Economic Accomplishment), Dr. Lasantha Malavige (Medical Research), Sajitha De Mel (Humanitarian and Voluntary Service), and Feroze Kamardeen (Contribution to Arts and Culture). Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardena who won for Personal Accomplishment was not present.