In this episode I speak with Nayanathara, a social worker from Sri Lanka and the founder of The Island of Stories, a volunteer organisation that supports children and women in education, while also working as a lecturer in Youth Studies at the Open University of Sri Lanka.

Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

• Nayanathara’s NGO Island of Stories Instagram account - @islandstorieslk

• Nayanathara’s Research Gate page - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/K-N-N-Jayathilaka

• Social Work Diaries on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@socialworkdiaries

• Association of Sri Lankan Social Workers - https://slapsw.lk/

• Community Solutions USA - https://community.solutions/

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - https://www.unfpa.org/

• IREX - https://www.irex.org/

• Asia Safe Abortion Partnership - https://asap-asia.org/

• Asia-Pacfic Forum on Sustainable Development - https://www.unescap.org/events/apfsd13

This episode's transcript can be viewed here: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LIjIeKdjUpzfeNB-2O_vT4O6_TAtGvrhJLM7Si0QaIs/edit?usp=sharing