Idea 118 of 500. Cluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
Elder wellness months for the retired parents of Sri Lankans abroad, with medical cover and family visits built in
The mechanism, from the book
Ayurveda is a system of medicine the world already recognises and seeks out. The demand is there; what Sri Lanka needs is more of its own names, known and asked for abroad.
Every idea in cluster 5 uses this mechanism.
A first step
Check with five friends abroad whether their retired parents would spend a month on the island if rooms, meals, a doctor's visit and outings were arranged, with medical cover in place. Find a guesthouse owner willing to host them at a monthly rate. Put both on one page with a price and share it with the families. One family paying a deposit starts it.
- Who pays first
- Adult children abroad who want their retired parents to spend a safe month at home, and who will pay for the arrangement.
- What leaves today
- Retired Sri Lankan parents abroad spend their savings on care abroad; a safe, arranged month brings that spending, and the family visits, back to the island.
The idea and the mechanism are from the book. The first step was written for this site as a suggestion; if you know a better one, say so.
The test
Does it keep value that now leaves the island, or build the proof that lets somebody else do so?
The only test any idea on this site has to pass. The four rules that go with it are here.
In the book
- Ch. TwoAn Island Nobody Has Counted
The island's resources, counted - Ch. SeventeenOne Building
The showcase that lists ayurveda among 100 to 300 Sri Lankan brands
Idea 118 of the 500 in the appendix of Why Not Sri Lanka? Every one can be started by one person, one family or one small firm.