Leo Club of University of Colombo

 Project ආරක්ෂා   Bus Repair Project: Phase 02 Leo Club of the University of Colombo proudly celebrates the successful completion of Phase two of our six-phase community service project. This meaningful initiative aims to support the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) by collecting funds and providing volunteer assistance to repair broken-down buses, helping strengthen Sri Lanka’s public transport system and ensure the safety of passengers across the country. Why We Chose This Project This project was inspired by our deep concern for passenger safety. In recent months, Sri Lanka has witnessed several tragic bus accidents, including the Alla-Wellawaya bus accident, which highlighted the urgent need for better maintenance and safety in public transportation. Recognizing this issue, our club decided to take action. We wanted to make a difference by ensuring that buses on the road are safe, reliable, and well-maintained, protecting the lives of thousands of passengers who depend on ...

  Safe Steps Project                               "දැනුම්වත් හෙටක්"   On the 22nd of November 2025, from 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Leo Club of University of Colombo successfully completed the first phase of the Safe Step Project "දැනුම්වත් හෙටක්" at Handford Estate, Deniyaya. Staying true to our mission of safeguarding communities, this phase focused on crime and accident prevention, especially for most of Tamil families living in remote and challenging conditions. Many of these community members have limited awareness about crime, legal protection, and the steps to take when they become victims of the crimes. Understanding this gap, our first phase was designed to give them awareness about identifying crimes, seeking help, preventing victimization. Along with awareness, we provided safety equipment and first aid materials, ensuring practical support that directly improves their safety in their day tod...

                  විසඳමු 2025 – 1st Phase       LEXQUEST 2025 – School Debate Tournament The Leo Club of the University of Colombo proudly and successfully completed the first phase of our flagship project “විසඳමු 2025” with the school debate tournament “LEXQUEST 2025.” This year’s competition marked another meaningful step in our mission to promote legal literacy, critical thinking, and leadership among school students. Day 01 Preliminary rounds and Semifinals were held on 15th November 2025, the first day commenced at 10.00 AM, bringing together young debaters from across Colombo. We initially invited 10 leading schools and finalized participation from 8 schools. However, on the morning of the tournament, one school informed us of their inability to attend, bringing the number down to 7 teams. This sudden change disrupted our planned group allocations, which were originally designed for 8 teams divided into four groups. Despi...

  Project දිවිසරු - ජීවිතය ජීවත් කරවන්නට 1 st phase – “ වැඩ ලොවට - අත්වැලක්” On 11 th of November 2025, Leo club of University of Colombo successfully l aunched the “ වැඩ ලොවට - අත්වැලක් ” the first phase of the project “ දිවිසරු ” at Wilpotha Bandaranaike Kusalatha school. The main objective of the project “ දිවිසරු ” is to help people who are feeling suffered with poverty and initiating new pathways to build their own life which they can live happily & optimistically. Therefore, as our 1 st phase we have selected school students who are not only engage in learning – teaching process, but who are engaging several types of vocational practices in their own school, where they tried to see the change in their lives as well as. I n this phase we planned to conduct two main programs for the students . First one is Vocational Training Education awareness program and at last we conducted our second program that is to distribute essential equipment to uplift th...

                                           “POWER TO LEAD”   Kevin Kruse – “Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others towards the achievement of a goal.” Thus, scholars have developed various definitions of leadership, and leadership can be simply defined as the process of directing and influencing several individuals or groups to achieve a goal at a given time. In any society, leaders act based on various responsibilities and use their leadership power and authority to influence others to do certain things. A successful leader possesses qualities such as responsibility, accountability, determination, and diligence. The ability to guide his group correctly and work together and patiently according to plans can be seen in a follower. Leadership ...

  Miles of Smiles 7.0 – Pathways to Growth Phase 1 - Empowered to Shine On 26 th of October 2025, Leo Club of University of Colombo proudly completed the ‘Empowered to shine ’, the first phase of the project Miles of Smiles 7.0 at Viharamahadevi Child Development Center, Biyagama. Empowering Dreams: Entrepreneurial Workshop Sparks at the Heart of a Child Development Center, Statying true to our mission of empowering little minds, this phase focused on developing entrepreneurial and creative skills of children under probationary care, providing them with the resources needed and donating essential stationary items useful for their educational activities. In collaboration with the National Youth Services Council, our dedicated members of the project, driven by a passion for supporting little ones, embarked on this meaningful mission. Their meticulous efforts contributed immensely to the success of the project. A small yet significant ceremony was held before commencing ...