What Happens Next

The objective of the project is to give the members of the Rotaract club of Kandy a brief idea on the procedures and steps that are taken after blood has been donated by a donor to the blood bank. The project was conducted right after the annual blood donation which was conducted on the 27th of April 2019. The project was executed in the blood bank of Peradeniya teaching hospital. Along with the interact club of St. Sylvester’s collage and…

Friendship Beyond the Sea

“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of true friendship” Friendship Beyond the Sea is an online project organized by the Rotaract club of Kandy in order to celebrate the “International day of Happiness”. The club reached out to many International Rotaract friends, and asked them one simple question; “What makes you happy as a Rotaractor?”. Responses from various individuals flooded in, and they were designed as posters, with…

Multi Religious Offering

This annual project conducted in commemoration of the charter celebrations is a manifestation of the true spirit our club’s service which cuts across caste, creed, religion and ethnicity. We kicked started the programme at the Temple of the Tooth at 5.50 a.m. by taking part in the Kiri Ahara Pujawa. This was followed by a visit to the Katharagama Devala where we made an offering of a basket of fruits. Next, we got ourselves blessed by the Moulavi of the…

Multi Religious Offering

This annual project conducted in commemoration of the charter celebrations is a manifestation of the true spirit our club’s service which cuts across caste, creed, religion and ethnicity. We kicked started the programme at the Temple of the Tooth at 5.50 a.m. by taking part in the Kiri Ahara Pujawa. This was followed by a visit to the Katharagama Devala where we made an offering of a basket of fruits. Next, we got ourselves blessed by the Moulavi of the…

RUN & Holi Festival

The fourth installment of this wildly popular annual project organized by the Rotaract Club of Kandy and the Gateway College Kandy Alumni Association was held on the 6th of April 2019. The event which took the form of a scavenger hunt, kicked off at the Trinity College Junior school grounds. This year’s RUN saw the participation of 22 four-member teams that had to locate a total of 14 checkpoints based on the clues given to them. Teams had to complete…

Every Bite Counts

“Every Bite Counts” was a timely initiative focused on educating the society on the necessity of a healthy diet and helping improve a healthier lifestyle in order to prevent Non-Communicable Diseases which are highly responsible for most of the deaths in Sri Lanka. It was carried out under two categories:  We initiated a new trend to serve healthy food replacing the fast food which we used to serve at District Council Meetings as refreshments, in order to promote healthy…

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Non-Violence

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Rotaract Club of Kandy ventured out to assist a massive advocacy campaign “Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Non-Violence” in the aim of highlighting the participation of the youth of the country towards sustainable peace and development. The campaign was organized by The Association of War Affected Women, a Non-Government Organization in Kandy, Sri Lanka on 11th -13th January, 19th January and 9th February 2019. The project chaired by Rtr. Nuzla Askin. The main objectives of the advocacy campaign were 1) To…

Japanese Student Delegation

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The members of the Rotaract Club of Kandy was invited to an interactive meeting between the Association of War Affected Women Kandy and a group of 20 Japanese student delegates from the faculty of Law of Hosei University, Japan. They were visiting Sri Lanka to study the culture and social views in Sri Lanka. The interactive meeting took place on the 11th of February 2019 at 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. at Riverdale Hotel Kandy. The president of the Rotaract Club…

Thaipongal Celebrations

Thai Pongal is a four-day- long festival celebrated by Tamil Hindus as the thanksgiving for the rain Gods and for the year’s harvest. Therefore, the members of the Rotaract Club of Kandy celebrated Thai Pongal along with Annai Illam Mannar orphanage girls who are affected by war in order pursue happiness on this blessed day, while getting to know what Thai Pongal is and strengthening the bond between the club members. This project gave the members an opportunity of going…

Donation to Annai Illam

The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. We the Rotaract Club of Kandy visited Annai Illam Orphanage at Mannar on the 15th of January 2019.Girls in Annai Illam Mannar are affected by war and who don’t have parents or any relations. The project was chaired by Rtr.Rasika Baskaran. Rtn.John Baskaran and his friend Colonel Sudharashan requested us that the girls are in need of school shoes and slippers to go to school and also…