Shanil Samarakoon

digital devices on a table

A striking feature of the report is the relatively brief treatment of ‘green’ technologies.

shanil_-_empower_pic_1.jpg

In energy-poor Malawi, businesses stop trading and children cannot study when the lights go out at night. UNSW Business School's Shanil Samarakoon is illuminating the future for developing communities.

Shanil inside

Recent business graduate Shanil Samarakoon is already making his mark, being named Sydney's Social Entrepreneur of the Year for his innovative development project in Africa.

House cropped

Shanil Samarakoon, a Masters student in Marketing at the Australian School of Business, is leading a team that is bringing electricity to a small rural community in Sri Lanka.