The annual general meeting of the NGO Forum on Ageing was held on June 29 at the Mallika Nivasa Samithi Hall. Guest Speaker for the event was Dr. Vasanthy Perera. She spoke about loneliness and how it affects the mental wellbeing of the aging population. Providing helpful insights, she spelt out measures to overcome the [...]

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NGO Forum on Ageing holds AGM

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The annual general meeting of the NGO Forum on Ageing was held on June 29 at the Mallika Nivasa Samithi Hall. Guest Speaker for the event was Dr. Vasanthy Perera. She spoke about loneliness and how it affects the mental wellbeing of the aging population. Providing helpful insights, she spelt out measures to overcome the issue.

At the AGM, new officials to the committee were appointed: The new committee:

President – Estelle Joachim; Vice President – Nihal Gamage; Secretary – Veeranthi Wijemanne; Asst. Secretary – Grace Jayakody; Treasurer – Lt. Col. Shelton Ganegoda; Assistant Treasurer – Major Tilak Samaraweera; Press and Publicity Officer – Tilak Fernando.

Committee members: Mallika Samarakone, Rohini Fernado, Padma Mendis, Lily Kulasingham, Reggie de Soyza, Manel Dabare, Anne Fernando, Sonia Vitarana, Dr. M.G.M.S. Zurfik, and Antonia Joseph.