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• “Survivors Emerge Victorious” by Shaahidah Riza, Ceylon Today (Sri Lanka), September 20, 2016 - (Error 404 )

• “Emerge Lanka Supports Sexual Abuse Survivors,” Ceylon Today (Sri Lanka), August 24, 2016

• “Emerge Lanka Emerges as Runner-Up,” Daily News Colombo (Sri Lanka), November 19, 2015

• “Emerge Lanka Named Runner-Up At Project Inspire 2015,” Ceylon Business Reporter (Sri Lanka), November 18, 2015

• “Emerge Lanka Named Runner-Up At Project Inspire,” AdaDerana — BizEnglish.lk (Sri Lanka), November 17, 2015

• “Beading together a better future,” The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), November 23, 2014

• Press for Emerge Lanka Foundation “Life as Art” event with photographer Chatrini Weeratunge:

  • 11 articles ran leading up to the event, including: Nipora (11/16/14) Sri Lanka News (11/17/14), Ceylon Today (11/17/14), Lanka Business News(11/17/14), biz.lk (11/19/14), YAMU (11/20/14) AdaDerana Biz (11/21/14), Daily FT (11/21/14), Sunday Observer (11/23/14), The Sunday Times(11/23/14), and the Daily News (11/26/14)

  • 8 articles ran about the event, including: Lanka Business News (12/1/14), Ceylon Business Reporter (12/1/14), Daily FT (12/4/14), Ceylon Today(12/7/14), Daily News (12/10/14), The Nation (12/28/14), the Daily Mirror (1/7/15), and the Sunday Leader (1/12/15)

• “Inspiring Woman Leader Spotlight: Alia Whitney-Johnson,” Women LEAD (Nepal), April 14, 2014

• “Emerge Lanka Foundation,” Jen and Verity in Sri Lanka, January 23, 2014

• “Giving back is the new black,” Five Stars and a Moon: A Magazine About Singapore (Singapore), September 6, 2013

• “Sri Lanka Struggles to Contain a Growing Epidemic of Child Abuse.” TIME Asia, August 13, 2013

• “AmCham thanks sponsors of the Ambassador’s Ball: Emerge Lanka Foundation gets double donation” – The Island (Sri Lanka), August 8, 2013

• “Beads of Happiness” – The Nation (Sri Lanka), June 16, 2013

• “A New Support System: Helping to empower survivors of sexual abuse, the Emerge Lanka Foundation has created a community of caring for young girls…” – The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), June 16, 2013

• “Party for a Cause – Kama Fundraiser” – Yamu (Sri Lanka), May 22, 2013

• “AmCham Annual Ambassador’s Ball” – The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), May 19, 2013

• “15th AmCham Ball: ‘New York New York’ on June 8″, Financial Times (Sri Lanka), May 17, 2013

• “Alumna Helps Ostracized Girls Build New Lives” – Slice of MIT (USA), April 24, 2013

• Good Morning Sri Lanka – International Women’s Day Special (see links above), March 8, 2013

• “Harvard grad guides entrepreneurs to ‘Do Good Well’” – USA Today College (USA), March 29, 2013

• “Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation” – Chapter 19, authored by our Founder, Alia Whitney-Johnson, uses Emerge as a case study to illustrate the “do good well” method in action. The book has become a best-seller on Amazon.com and received fantastic reviews from critical players in the field such as Muhammad Yunus, Nicholas Kristoff, and the founder of Kiva.org.

• “16 Notable Facebook Pages By Anti-Violence Against Women Organisations” – The Pixel Project, Dec 6, 2012

• “A Final Wishlist: A concert by Music.Inc – Held in honour of the girls at the Emerge Lanka Foundation who are bravely re-building their lives” – Financial Times (Sri Lanka), December 6, 2012

• “Emerge Global Jewelry Helps Girls in Sri Lanka” – The Eastern Echo (USA), December 5, 2012

• “US Embassy Celebrates Day of the Girl Child” – The Nation (Sri Lanka), October 21, 2012

• “US Embassy Celebrates ‘Day of the Girl Child’”– Financial Times (Sri Lanka), October 13,2012

• “U.S. Embassy Celebrates Day of the Girl Child” – Embassy of the United States: Sri Lanka & Maldives, October 11, 2012

• “US Embassy in Sri Lanka celebrates Day of the Girl Child” – Colombo Page (Sri Lanka), October 11, 2012

• “Women in the World: Emerge Global” – Creative Women’s Circle (Australia), September 7, 2012 

• “Beads to Business: Empowering Young Women” -Ceylon Today (Sri Lanka), August 19, 2012

• “Amanda Van Dort: Because People Matter”– Exclusive Cover Story in Hi!! The Society Magazine(Sri Lanka), Series 10 Volume 2 2012

• “Celebrating Femininity” – Ceylon Today (Sri Lanka), July 23, 2012

• “Celebrating Femininity: ‘Shakthi’ fundraiser by Emerge Lanka Foundation today”- Financial Times (Sri Lanka), July 21, 2012

• “‘Emerge’ing from the Dark: Therapy Through Jewellery Making“ – Sunday Leader (Sri Lanka), June 24, 2012

• “Empowering Women“ – Sunday Time (Sri Lanka), March 25, 2012

• “Talented Lower Gornal musician tunes up for charity concert this weekend“ – Dudley News(United Kingdom), March 20, 2012

• “A Humanitarian Emerges“ – Eastern Magazine, Winter 2012 (see pages 16-19)

• Good Morning Sri Lanka – Watch Part 1 here (starting at 7:00) and Part 2 here– December 26, 2011

• “Beading the Odds” – The Nation- EYE Article (Sri Lanka), November 13, 2011

• “Emerge Wine Presentation” – The Sunday Leader (Sri Lanka), October 2, 2011

• “Exciting Challenge” – The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), September 11, 2011

• “Triumph Lends a Hand to Emerge Lanka” – The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), August 4, 2011

• “A Fun-filled Holiday Workshop for Youngsters” – The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), August 2011

• “Get Your Great Idea Funded” – Just Means, March 30, 2011

• “Inspiring Social Businesses” – Givology Blog, March 4, 2011

• “Stringing together a lifeline of colourful beads“ – The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), October 24, 2010

• Good Morning Sri Lanka – September 2, 2010

• “Bead the Change” – Bead Style Magazine, June 2010

• “Meet Do Something Award Finalist Alia Whitney-Johnson“ – Do Something, April 2010

• “The Ethical Sourcing Forum” – March 18-19, 2010

• “Don’t Forget Me” – Komaza, Winter 2009

• “Emerge Global Jewelry” – Dash Pinch Smidgen Blog, December 21, 2009

• “Buy Local, Help Global” – Shecky’s Blog, November 5, 2009

• “Charity Cases” – The Boston Pheonix, July 13, 2009

• “Pool to Spend Time in Sri Lanka” – Stone County Leader, July 1, 2009

• “A beaded necklaces can transform the life of a troubled teen in Sri Lanka” – Colombo Page  (Sri Lanka), June 22, 2009

• “Three Ways to Make Your Jewelry Help More than Just Your Wardrobe” – She Finds, May 12, 2009

• “Making jewelry brings hope in Sri Lanka” – Women of Vision Blog, May 8, 2009

• “Emerge Global Jewelry” – World Vision Report, May 2, 2009

• “Investing in Abuse Victims, Bead by Bead” – BU Today, February 13, 2009

• “Emerge Helps Abused Girls One Bead at A Time” – The Wonderfish Creative Solutions Blog, February 25, 2009

• “Ethical Fashionista” – VERVE Magazine, January 17, 2009

• “Art Changing Lives” – Spectrum Magazine, Winter 2008

• “Traumatized girls EMERGE with dazzling skills” – Daily News (Sri Lanka), November 28, 2008

• “You Can Be the Difference: How One MIT Student is Working to Help Young Girls in Sri Lanka”– The Tech, October 24, 2008

• “Sant Bani School Sponsoring Alia Whitney-Johnson Talk” – The Laconia Daily Sun, October 2008

• “Gilford Library setting for talk on global service” – The Citizen of Laconia, October 1, 2008

• “Featured Charitable Person” – Thinkgiving, June 2008

• “Emerge, Charity of the Day” – Luxist, May 1, 2008

• “Beading for Hope” – This is What’s Right in the World Blog, April 28, 2008

• “This is the student. These are the beads. And these are the girls that they help.” – Boston Globe, April 24, 2008

• “MIT Student Organizes Jewelry-Making Charity for Sri Lanka” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 24, 2008

• “Sparkle Smart Hero: Emerge” – Sparkle Smart, April 2008

• “The Art of International Development” – Frank Magazine, Fall/Winter 2007

• “The Person Who Inspired me to Start this Blog” – The Humanitarian Blog, December 9, 2007

• “She Transforms Women’s Lives” – Glamour Magazine, June 2007

• “Emerge Sponsors Ma Sevana Girls to an Outing at God’s Little Acre” – Sarvodaya Suwasetha, November 2007

• “Reflections: My Dad. Gone.” – Sarvodaya USA Annual Report, May 2007

• “Building the Aesthetic Voice” – Awakenings, April 2007

• “Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka” – MITAdmissions Blog, November 9, 2006

• “Emerge: A Tool for Transformation” – Awakenings, November 2006

• “Sophomore’s project aids Sri Lankan girls’ home” – Tech Talk, March 15, 2006

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Radio 
 

LiteFM on TNL radio networks - March 18, 2022

Listen to the World Vision Report on “Emerge Global Jewelry” – May 2, 2009

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Television

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Good Morning Sri Lanka – International Women’s Day, March 8, 2013

Watch Part 1 here

Watch Part 2 here

Watch Part 3 here

Good Morning Sri Lanka – December 26, 2011

Watch Part 1 here (starting at 7:00)

Watch Part 2 here

WLFI – May 26, 2009

Story link: wlfi.com

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