The grand celebration of the Zonta Woman of Achievement Awards organised by the Zonta Club 1 of Colombo was held on Sunday, May 25 at the Galadari Hotel

The winners received their awards before an audience of club members and guests. The award winners are as follows:

- The Zonta award for Education: Professor Mangala Gunatilake.
- The Zonta award for Medicine: Dr. Neelika Malavige.
- The Zonta award for Science and Technology: Prof. Sagarika Ekanayake.
- The Zonta award for Child Development and Welfare: Anoja Wijesekera.
- The Zonta award for Industry and Entrepreneurship: Indira Kulatilake.
- The Zonta award for Banking and Finance:Champika Dodanwala
- The Zonta Award for Management: Asanthi Gunaratne
- The Zonta award for Social Change and Empowerment of Women: Shyamala Gomez
- The Zonta award for Law (joint winners): Justice Eva Wanasundara and Indira Samarasinghe
- The Zonta award for Architecture: Shiranee Balasuriya
- The Zonta award for Engineering: Shanika Cabraal
- The Zonta award for Creative and Performing Arts: Ashanthi
- The Zonta award for Environment: Kusum Athukorala
- The Zonta award for Travel and Tourism: Sunela Jayawardene
- The Zonta award for Sports: Tharjini Sivalingam
- The Zonta Woman of Achievement Awards Special Award: (joint winners) Deshabandu Manique Gunaratne and Melanie Stephens
- The Zonta Club’s Outstanding Recognition award: Anoja Wijesekera

The Zonta award for Education: Professor Mangala Gunatilake	The Zonta award for Banking and Finance:Champika Dodanwala
The Zonta award for Science and Technology: Prof. Sagarika Ekanayake receiving award from former Zonta president Dr. Marlene Abeyawardena	The Zonta award for Medicine: Dr. Neelika Malavige
The Zonta award for Sports: Tharjini Sivalingam	The Zonta award for Industry and Entrepreneurship: Indira Kulatilake
The Zonta award for Law (joint winners): Justice Eva Wanasundara and Indira Samarasinghe	The Zonta award for Law (joint winners): Justice Eva Wanasundara and Indira Samarasinghe
The Zonta award for Architecture: Shiranee Balasuriya	Manique Gunaratne
he Zonta Woman of Achievement Awards Special Award: (joint winners) Deshabandu Manique Gunaratne and Melanie Stephens	The Zonta award for Social Change and Empowerment of Women: Shyamala Gomez
The Zonta Award for Management: Asanthi Gunaratne	The Zonta award for Engineering: Shanika Cabraal
The Zonta award for Creative and Performing Arts: Ashanthi	The Zonta award for Environment: Kusum Athukorala
The Zonta award for Travel and Tourism: Award being received by Sunela Jayawardene’s sister on her behalf

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