As a project manager for Selyn Foundation, Geethika Mannaperuma has experience working closely with marginalized artisan communities within the suburbs of Sri Lanka on women empowerment and gender equality. For her CSP Practicum, Geethika was placed at RepresentWomen in Silver Spring, Maryland where she developed a memo outlining the impact of women's representation in politics on public policy. For her follow-on project in Sri Lanka, Geethika plans to strategize and implement proposed projects and to use her new skills to better manage and effectively design projects.