Episode
International Episode 15: Nayanathara (Sri Lanka)
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- Social Work Spotlight
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- Mar 14, 2026
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- 3208
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Summary
In this episode I speak with Nayanathara, a social worker from Sri Lanka and the founder of The Island of Stories, a volunteer organisation that supports children and women in education, while also working as a lecturer in Youth Studies at the Open University of Sri Lanka. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Nayanathara’s NGO Island of Stories Instagram account - @islandstorieslk Nayanathara’s Research Gate page - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/K-N-N-Jayathilaka Social Work Diaries on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@socialworkdiaries Association of Sri Lankan Social Workers - https://slapsw.lk/ Community Solutions USA - https://community.solutions/ United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - https://www.unfpa.org/ IREX - https://www.irex.org/ Asia Safe Abortion Partnership - https://asap-asia.org/ Asia-Pacfic Forum on Sustainable Development - https://www.unescap.org/events/apfsd13 This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LIjIeKdjUpzfeNB-2O_vT4O6_TAtGvrhJLM7Si0QaIs/edit?usp=sharing