JANAPRITH FERNANDO

JANAPRITH FERNANDO

Leadership in Scouting

  • Wood badge holder since 1991
  • Warranted as a Scout Leader in 1985
  • Scout Leader of S. Thomas’ Preparatory School from 1985 -1995
  • District Scout Leader of Colombo District from 1990-1994
  • District Commissioner of Colombo District from 1994-2005
  • District Commissioner, Colombo District from 2005-2010
  • 1st ever Special Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association from 2010-2011
  • International Commissioner 2011-2016
  • Deputy Chief Commissioner 2016 to date
  • Served as Chairman of the Management Sub Committee of APR 2009-2012
  • Advisor to the Management Sub Committee of APR 2012-2015
  • Elected to the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee in 2012 and served till 2017 upto election to World Scout Committee
  • Served as a member of the Human Rights Task Force of WOSM 2011-2014
  • Chairman of the Global Support Core Group of WOSM 2014-2017 (GSAT)
  • Certified SGS/ WOSM Auditor
  • Elected to the World Scout Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan 2017-2020
  • Chairman of the World Scout Committee Size & Effectiveness Task Force 2017-2020
  • Member, NSO Support in Financial Management Unit 2017-20
  • Member, Good Governance Workstream 2020-21
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