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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Jayathma Wickramanayake

Its a Regular Friday Morning

It a regular Friday morning. I wake up late since I ended up working till 3 am last night. I can hear the monsoon rain pouring outside. The…

5 min readMay 14, 2021

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

The Dichotomy of Being Young

“We did not feel prepared to be the heirs

4 min readJan 23, 2021

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The Dichotomy of Being Young

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 10th Edition

Somehow, these last 5 months have gone by incredibly fast and achingly slow all at once. From fear, shock and disbelief to an uncertain…

13 min readAug 7, 2020

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Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 10th Edition

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID19

Special Edition dedicated to young People with Disabilities

13 min readJul 30, 2020

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4 people stand in front of a house-like structure. Two people stand on either side of the photo, and bags of food deliveries

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 9th Edition

These days, I find myself feeling more and more relived to see how in many places, COVID-19 infection and mortality rates are dropping…

11 min readJul 2, 2020

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 8th Edition

Although we may not be out of the woods yet, the world is, slowly but surely, beginning to open up again. With summer upon us, people have…

11 min readJun 26, 2020

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Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 8th Edition

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 Young Refugees Fighting COVID19

World Refugee Day Special Edition

13 min readJun 20, 2020

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Meet 10 Young Refugees Fighting COVID19

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 7th Edition

2020 has been a year that will go down in history. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed fault lines in societies around the…

10 min readJun 12, 2020

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Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 7th Edition

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 6th Edition

Another month down. As the temperature rises and we roll into summer, the world is facing a crossroads. While some are embracing the…

9 min readMay 30, 2020

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Meet 10 Young People Fighting COVID-19 6th Edition

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Meet 10 LGBTQI+ Young People Fighting COVID-19

IDAHOBIT SPECIAL EDITION

11 min readMay 18, 2020

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Meet 10 LGBTQI+ Young People Fighting COVID-19

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Jayathma Wickramanayake

Jayathma Wickramanayake

UN Youth Envoy. Advisor and Representative of the UN Secretary-General. Youngest Senior Official ever to be appointed by the UN. TIME 100 Next.

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