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Village Biz Festival at Green Path on July 20
View(s):‘Village Biz Festival,” a gathering of more than 100 social entrepreneurs from across the country, will show case their products under an innovative event aimed at creating awareness on sustainable business and life patterns with the main focus being up-cycling, recycling and sustainability.
The novel event which follows the highly successful Pumpkin Farmers Festival will be held along Green Path, Colombo 07 from 10 am to 10 pm on July 20.
The event is organised by the Sarvodaya Development Finance (SDF) and the HNB. Together, they carry out socially responsible activities under the COEXIST Foundation.
The Festival will be a fun event for the entire family with music, art, wellness among its other components. The event is an attempt to create a movement of inspiration for system change and positive impact in South East Asia and beyond.
This international event named as “COEXIST” will focus to enhance the possible sustainable approaches of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs.
The event will facilitate learning and understanding the framework on sustainable business and lend a helping hand to uplift the lives of village entrepreneurs, a COEXIST official said.