Who we are

We at Physical/Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Institutes (PPSRI) – Sri Lanka are a non-governmental organization (NGO) established to enhance and restore the lives of the Sri Lankan people ravaged by more than two decades of war.

With the seventeen (17) prominent Board of Trustee Members, PPSRI - Sri Lanka is focused on healing affected people both physically, psychologically and socially.

Our Vision

"A UNITED WORLD WITH LOVE, RESPECT, COMPASSION AND NON-VIOLENCE."

Our Mission

Both Rehabilitation Institutes will begin the healing of those ravaged by war both physically, psychologically and socially; and begin the restoration of the lives of the patients and those who touch them to greater heights.

PPSRI - Sri Lanka BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The PPSRI Board is made up of seventeen (17) prominent members of the Sri Lankan-American community from across America, including:

President of the Board
Dr. C. Kumarlal Fernando
(PhD, MCSP, FAAPM)
President & CEO
Island Rehabilitation Center,
Marco Island, Florida.

Vice President of the Board
Dr. Ralph Menezes
MD, Former Medical Director, Forest Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Dr. Jiva Ganepola
MD, Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
New York, New York, USA

MD, Dr.Samuel Tambyraja
Consultant Child Psychiatrist
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Dr. Jayasiri Fernando, MD
Consultant Radiologist
Illinois, USA

Mr. Brian Thambi
Managing Director
Pharmaceuticals, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Nihal Goonewardene
President, International Science & Technology Institute
Potomac, Maryland, USA

Mr. Priyan Guneratne
Chief Operating Officer, TF Stor Inc.
Denver, Colorado, USA

Mr. Diva Sandrasagra
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Mr. Mahinda Ranawake
Commissioner, International Visitors Commission
Springfield, Illinois, USA

Dr. Ahmed Rahm Mowjood, D.O.
Consultant Physician
Anaheim, California, USA

Mr. Thalif Deen
Editor-in-Chief, IPS UN Journal
New York, New York, USA

Mr. Sid Fernando
President e-Matings
New York, New York, USA

Mr. Indrajith Obeysekera
Esq., Consulant to Kaiser Permanante
San Francisco, California, USA

Dr. Ananda Guruge, PhD
Former Ambassador for Sri Lanka to the USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Mr. Saliya Abeysekera
Chief Executive Officer, Aqua Regal Inc.
Sarasota, Florida, USA

Ms. Chandra Fernando
Educational Consultant
Baltimore, Maryland, USA