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Miles of Smiles - Phase 03 ❤

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  Project “Miles of Smiles 3.0” is conducted by Leo Club of University of Colombo under the category of “Spotlight on children”. The project comes under “Sustainable Development Goal - Number 4 - Quality Education” and mainly focusing the subgoals as Target 4.1- free Primary and Secondary Education, Target 4.5 - Eliminate all discrimination in education and Target 4.A - build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools. The third phase of the project is conducted aligned with Target 4.5 - ensure equal access to education for the children in vulnerable situations. It was conducted in 2 places as a book donation for the underprivileged children for the school year 2022 which will begin in March. The venues were Sri Susila Kanishta Vidyalaya- Urapola and Thalpawila Central College - Dondra. By coordination of the academic staff of the respective schools, we identified the kids who are facing the highest financial difficulties. We were able to benefit more than 30 underprivileged kids under

“Diabcure 4.0”

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  “Diabcure 4.0” is a project that was established for the fourth consecutive time by the Leo Club of University with the goal of providing medical assistance the people who have been diagnosed with diabetes and to educate individuals on how to avoid becoming diabetic patients in the future. Diabetes is a long-term condition marked by high blood sugar levels. Once you're diagnosed with diabetes, you will need to keep a track of your blood sugar levels and control the disease through food and exercises. Many diabetics might not realize they have the disease until their blood sugar levels are checked. So, in order to offer early check-ups, Diabcure team thought of implementing a medical checkup camp as the second phase of Diabcure 4.0 under the name “Suwajeewa”. So, according to the guidance given by the chief thero of the temple and the contribution council, the programme was held on 5th December 2021 from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. at Sri Dumindaramaya temple in Negombo. Our team made

A cancer-free world for a healthy future

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Based on the concept of 'Tomorrow without Cancer', the Leo Club of University of Colombo was able to successfully complete the project Alert 5.0 in three phases. The Leo members would like to acknowledge that the large number of sponsors who were there from the beginning to the end has been a major factor in its success.S G Actuarial Consultancy ( Pvt) ltd, was the main sponsor and it is a company which offer Risk management consulting services and training courses. Astron Pharmacy was the co-sponsor of this event.   Today's society is primarily prone to many diseases due to the lack of awareness among the people about the disease.   An awareness program was successfully completed on 30th October 2021 with the participation of over 200 people via zoom platform. The zoom session was conducted by Dr. Sanjeewa Gunasekara, a Paediatric Oncologist at Maharagama National Cancer Hospital. The Leo members would like to thank him for his unconditional support.   With the success