05.09.08
Empower a Village Founder Wins ASPIRE’s Top Award
The founder and executive director of Empower A Village Mihiri Tillakaratne, has been awarded as “Outstanding Woman of the Year” at ASPIRE’s Asian American Women in Leadership Conference at Harvard University. Her parents are Sri Lankan and they are also on the advisory board of Empower a Village.
Their organization is also into breast cancer awareness workshops, English literacy programs and has also supported a pre-school in Sri Lanka.
South Asian Americans Leading Together has executed a 10-week leadership program to teach Asian-American high school students about Asian American history, social issues and current events.