Championing Women Entrepreneurs from Rural Sri Lanka

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VOLTEGRO Founder Upul Dassanayake was honoured to serve as a panelist at the Growth Gear Pitching Demo: From Village Dreams to Market, a transformative initiative under the Rural Livelihood Acceleration as Enterprises programme, powered by Good Market in collaboration with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and funded by GIZ. Fifteen remarkable women, selected from over 100 applicants in rural Hambantota, presented their market-ready brands, demonstrating extraordinary courage, resilience, and creativity, and embodying the profound impact of entrepreneurship in uplifting entire communities.