Women’s
Development Centre (WDC) arranged a welcoming ceremony for Nobel Peace prizewinner
(2011) Leymah Gbowee on her visit to the World Heritage city – Kandy. Leymah
Gbowee visited Kandy city on the 16th
of August, 2012 with other delegates including Abigail Disney, Nighat Khan, Elaine
Martyn and Danielle Goldberg.
Leymah Gbowee is
a peace activist and is responsible for the liberation of Liberia from its
second civil war through women’s peace movement also known as ‘Women of Liberia
Mass Action for Peace’. She has received around 14 international awards for her
work in peace building in Liberia. Her work in building peace in Liberia was
turned into a documentary movie by Abigail Disney, which in a way contributed
to the recognition of Leymah Gbowee worldwide.
It was indeed a
great pleasure for all the staff members at WDC to welcome such a inspirational
lady to Kandy city, Sri Lanka. Members of Women’s Development Centre going by
both Sinhala and Hindu traditions warmly welcomed Leymah Gbowee and other
delegates along with a small event organized within WDC premises itself.
Leymah Gbowee
also delivered a very meaningful and an inspirational speech during the
function and she also mentioned that even though your work is recognized by a
nobel prize or not, the most important thing is to contribute to the betterment
of the society even if it is a really simple thing that you do.
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