{"id":426,"date":"2024-09-29T11:37:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T02:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/?p=426"},"modified":"2024-10-04T12:10:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:10:45","slug":"community-engagement-at-the-hiraiwa-local-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/?p=426","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Community Engagement at the Hiraiwa Local Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Pushpani Amarthunga (M2 pursuing Master of Philosophy, IEconDP, Director or Deputy Director (Planning and Monitoring), Ministry of Transport and Highways)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also featuring Samanmalee Amarawansha (D2 Pursuing PhD in Economics, Director (Development), Department of Export Agriculture) and Charitha Kosalee Priyadarshika (M2 pursuing Master of Philosophy, IEconDP, Deputy Director (Development), Department of Export Agriculture) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venue \u2013 Hiraiwa Local Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time \u2013 10 am \u2013 11.30 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Date \u2013 29<sup>th<\/sup> September 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this event, we introduced Sri Lanka&#8217;s culture and ethnic coexistence between the different ethnic groups to the local Japanese community through presentations. &nbsp;We introduced Sri Lankan food and Ceylon tea to the local people. Moreover, the local staff of the center conducted some quizzes about some interesting facts about Sri Lanka and distributed some gifts which symbolizes iconic features of our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.04-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.04-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.04-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.04-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.04-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.04.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.05-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.05-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.05-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.05-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.05-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-01-at-23.27.05-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_9542.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_9542.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_9542-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_9542-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was well-received by the Japanese community, who showed great interest in Sri Lanka\u2019s diverse culture and ethnic coexistence. They enjoyed sampling Sri Lankan food and Ceylon tea, and the quiz generated excitement with participants eager to learn more about the country. The gifts distributed by the local staff, representing iconic features like the Sri Lankan elephant and traditional crafts, added a special touch to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-id=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_9556.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_9556.jpg 700w, https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_9556-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Pushpani Amarthunga (M2 pursuing Master of Philosophy, IEconDP, Director or Deputy Director (Planning and Monitoring), Ministry of Transport and Highways) Also featuring Samanmalee Amarawansha (D2 Pursuing PhD in Economics, Director (Development), Department of Export Agriculture) and Charitha Kosalee Priyadarshika (M2 pursuing Master of Philosophy, IEconDP, Deputy Director (Development), Department of Export Agriculture) Venue \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,2,13,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-events","category-student-perspectives","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=426"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438,"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions\/438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econdev.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}