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Walk With Shavi on the News

We thank all the different media outlets that have been kind enough to publish Shavini’s story. Their help has been invaluable to our efforts. Please if you know of a story about Shavini that is not linked here, email us on giveheart2shavi@gmail.com.



  • 2016
  • 14 February, 2016
    Channel 31 Australia : INTERVIEW with Shavini Fernando #WalkWithShavi

    INTERVIEW with Shavini Fernando #WalkWithShavi

    Janake Weerakoon of Sri Lanka Morning Show speaks to Heart and Lung Transplant patient Shavini Fernando

  • 13 January, 2016
    Shavini’s Positive Spirit

    Shavini's Positive Spirit : mirrorcitizen.lk

    Published : 9:00 am January 13, 2016 | No comments so far | | (493) reads | A past pupil of Good Shepherd Convent Kandy, Shavini Fernando was busy doing what she loved to create the life of her dreams.After completing her Bachelor's and graduate degrees in Computing, Shavini then earned her MBA, and was well on her way.

  • 03 January, 2016
    Talk with Shavini: Come Walk with Me

    Talk with Shavini: Come Walk with Me

    Shavini Fernando talks exclusively to Boston Lanka about her fight to live against all odds. She talks about the huge support she got from Sri Lankans and non sri Lankans for her appeal: Come Walk with Me and the challenges ahead of her.

  • 2015
  • 06 December, 2015
    Ceylon Today | Be heroic, save a life

    Ceylon Today | Be heroic, save a life

    Be heroic, save a life by Priyangwada Perera Ceylon Today Features When a young girl, growing up in Kandy and attending Good Shepherd Convent goes on to complete her bachelor's degree in Computing at Singapore Informatics, which is affiliated to the University of Portsmouth in the UK, she is another dreamer pursuing her dreams. She is one of those privileged few who can even travel to Australia and complete a graduate diploma in Computing at the University of New South Wales.

  • 28 November, 2015
    Shavini's fight for life

    Shavini's fight for life

    By Fathima Riznaz Hafi I grew up in Kandy and attended Good Shepherd Convent. Afterwards, I completed my Bachelor's Degree in Computing at Singapore Informatics affiliated with the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.

  • 25 November, 2015
    A Night for Shavini

    AusNewsLanka.com - A night for Shavini

    At AusNewsLanka.com, it's not just about keeping up with Sri Lankan news and events from around Australia, it's about participating in it. You help shape our coverage by sharing what matters to you, from sports to news to entertainment. Your contribution is much appreciated.

  • 20 November, 2015
    Come Walk With Me: I Want to Live

    Come Walk With Me: I Want to Live

    About Shavini Fernando who fights for her life to live longer. Doctors in Sri Lanka have said two more years that she can live but she wants to live more years and she is raising money in USA to have heart and lung transplant.

  • 18 November, 2015
    Shavini Fernando's Walk

    Shavini Fernando's Walk

    Shavini Fernando discovered, at 33, that she might only have years to live. Here is her story of continuing to fight. Do donate if you can.

  • 15 November, 2015
    Hear My Story

    Hear My Story.....

    ( November 15, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) I just started a walk. A walk of a lifetime...the length of which, only you can decide. A walk against the odds...to defy the short countdown that doctors have placed on my life. A walk I wish none of you would ever have to make.

  • 15 November, 2015
    She’s my friend. And she needs a new heart (and a lung). Now.

    She's my friend. And she needs a new heart (and a lung). Now.

    Her name is Shavini Fernando. And she epitomizes everything about being human. She has a smile that is contagious; she talks as if time has to come to a still; and she's gifted with positive energy that can lift you up in an instant.

  • 13 November, 2015
    Come Walk with Shavini

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  • 13 November, 2015
    Shavini’s heart-rending story: ‘My dreams kept crumbling, I decided to stand up and fight’

    The Island

    I just started a walk. A walk of a lifetime...the length of which, only you can decide. A walk against the odds...to defy the short countdown that doctors have placed on my life. A walk I wish none of you would ever have to make.