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 Project One Drop 5.0 – Phase 02  Contamination of water sources suitable for human consumption has become an acute problem in Sri Lanka. The One Drop 5.0 project, organized for the fifth time by the Leo Club of the University of Colombo, has succeeded in finding a solution to this problem. As the second phase of this project, a program was implemented to clean the area around a selected waterfall in Sri Lanka and make water sources suitable for the people. For this purpose, Imaduwa Galle was chosen to clean the area around Puswelkada Falls. The cleaning work around this waterfall took place on the 22nd of April 2023 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 15 people, including 10 Leo prospectors and 5 other outsiders, participated in this event. This waterfall is used as the source to grant water in this area where nearly 50 families live. The removal of non-biodegradable wastes that have been released to the public in the area around this waterfall, the installation of environmentally friendly garbage

 Project One Drop 5.0 - Phase 1 Rising energy consumption in Sri Lanka is a current problem. The "One Drop 5.0" project, organized for the 5th time by the Leo Club of the University of Colombo, offered practical solutions to that problem. As the first phase of the "One Drop 5.0" project, an awareness program led by school students about renewable energy consumption, energy conservation, and renewable energy use will be held on the 21st of April from 8.30 am to 10.30 am at the Mahamodara Kannangara College, Galle. An awareness program on accurate energy consumption, energy conservation, and the use of renewable energy was held under Lion Chatura Weliwitiya, chairman of Human and Environment Links, Progressive Organization, Managing director of Help O Eco Green Ltd, Cabinet officer-Lion District 306 A2. Simultaneously, a quiz program and a drawing competition were held with the above awareness program, and valuable prizes were awarded to the winners. A total of 67 me

 Theertha- 3rd Phase of Project Kruthaguna 5.0 Through ‘’Theertha’’ the 3rd phase of project Kruthaguna 5.0, we needed to uplift the moral, emotional wellbeing of the elders residing in St. Joseph’s Elders Home. Elders should be given the opportunity to express their inner feelings; happiness, feeling of loneliness, love with the crowd around them. Rev. Sister Superior Sajeewani provided us the information and through her guidance we were able to identify the major needs of the elders residing in this place. On 22nd April 2023, our team went there with full of hopes and we were able to donate essential dry rations, few essential medicine and other materials which were needed for this place. After the Covid pandemic they had been unable to interact with the outsiders. They were so pleased when we arrived. Rev. sisters look after them with loving kindliness. Since they’ve been deprived to live with their families, we needed to make them feel they are valuable, important age group in the

 ALPHABETZ – “Learn Today for Better Tomorrow” "Alphabetz" is a six-phase project organised by the Leo Club of the University of Colombo. This ongoing project which started last November was completed in six phases by April 2023. Also as Leos, from this project, we have decided to re-ignite the route of young children's English understanding, which was stolen due to several social and economic challenges which occurred in Sri Lanka in the recent past. As the Leo Club of the University of Colombo Leo District 306 C1, we opt for CP/M/ Laliambe Primary School for this endeavour because children in this school are from low-income families who found it difficult to learn. We chose kids in grades three, four, and five. Our purpose was to present them with knowledge that was not uniform. The basic facts that children need to know about the English language have been covered in this workshop while discussing it. We conducted a variety of activities during this program. Little chi

Brainiacs The Leo Club of the University of Colombo organized a business case study competition, "Braniacs" to provide students with a platform to apply their theoretical knowledge of business concepts to real-world scenarios and test their problem-solving and analytical skills. The project was conducted under the category of youth empowerment with the objective of "providing students with a platform to apply their theoretical knowledge of business concepts to real-world scenarios and test their problem-solving and analytical skills." This was created for undergraduates in Sri Lankan universities and students studying Advanced Level in Commerce stream. As the first step, a business case study competition was planned and applications were opened for school and university students. Accordingly, six schools and eight university teams from different provinces registered for the competition. Before the competition rounds, a workshop was conducted by Mr. Krishmal Fernando

 Miles of Smiles 4.0 phase 3 As Nelson Mandala said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." We all understand the value of education. During this economic downturn, many children have stopped attending school because they cannot pay the costs of the stationeries and are unable to afford the supplies they need. Therefore in this phase, we chose a school where students from low-income families and we decided to donate stationery to them. As Leos, we want to provide a solution and give back to the education of these students. We selected Diamond Jubilee School in Panadura. About 201 students are attending this school. When we first visited the principal of the school, we inquired about the necessary school supplies that students required.  The principal provided us with a list of stationery items such as A4 bundles, world maps, Sri Lankan maps, graph papers, colour boxes, mathematical instrument boxes etc. After some discussion, we decid

Miles of Smiles 4.0 phase 2 Children may benefit significantly from organized athletics in terms of their physical health, cognitive development, psychological health, and social interaction. Children who participate in sports develop emotional regulation skills and learn to use their negative emotions for positive purposes. Children who participate in athletics improve their resilience and self-confidence. Additionally, cricket is one of the most popular sports in Sri Lanka and has an enormous following. All youngsters dream to play cricket during their time in school, but some of them cannot realize their aspirations. This is Miles of Smile 4.0's second phase, which primarily focuses on young people who aspire to be all-around athletes. Every child has a different set of dreams; they are not all the same. We try to temper the sporting dreams of some children because some want to be teachers, some want to be athletes, and some want to be artists.  In order to realize these childre

 Sureki Hetak phase 01 “Accidents, and particularly street and highway accidents do not happen – they are caused.” – Ernest Greenwood. Leo Club of the University Of Colombo is committed to doing good for society. We are committed to helping the people of the society by implementing various projects to ensure safety. Road accidents are a topic which is widely talking around the world today. About 1.3 million people die annually from road accidents in the world. The project "Sureki Hetak" is organized by the Leo Club of the University Of Colombo for the sixth time with the aim of reducing these accidents and securing the lives of pedestrians. As the first step, our group decided to paint road signs on the walls of a school and conduct an awareness session about road accidents. For this purpose, we selected Wp/Jaya/ Ambatale Tikiri Kumara Vidyalaya, Mulleriyawa New town, because there is a high risk of road accidents occurring around this school. Road signs were drawn on the s

Manusath Viyamana 2nd phase   “Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” – Robert H. Schuller Sustainable Development Goals are currently the centre of attention for the entire world. In Sri Lanka, numerous initiatives are being carried out to meet sustainable development targets by 2030. The Manusath Viyamana 23 initiative was developed by the Leo Club of the University of Colombo as a further step toward accomplishing sustainable development objectives. The Sustainable Development Goals are directly relevant to the Manusath Wiyamana initiative. The primary goal of this project is to lay the groundwork needed to improve the level of living for those living in rural districts of Sri Lanka. This undertaking was carried out in three stages. Phase two of this project was started under sustainable goal 7. It aimed to ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.’ Under that, we identified several options and managed to select the most suitable opt

  Sureki Hetak 6.0 Phase 02 "Cyberbullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online and do not need direct physical access to their victims to do unimaginable harm." – Anna Maria Chavez The Leo Club of the University of Colombo always carries out a great social mission by implementing various projects for the safety of society. We hope to build a safe society for everyone while ensuring the sustainable existence of society. The second phase of the "Sureki Hetak" project organized by the Leo Club of the University of Colombo for the 6th time was held on 29/03/2023 at Prof.Ediriweera Sarachchandra school at 8.30 am. With the online education system and lockdown, students focused on studying through digital devices and social media platforms. During this situation, students were not able to separate what is correct and wrong. For this reason, students around the world as well as in Sri Lanka are inspired to do cyberbullying. According to

 Project Lead C1 The project Lead C1 organized by the Leo Club of University of Colombo with the objective of empowering the young generation in order to prepare them to take responsibilities of the country as more sensible adults. Although society does not give prominence to this topic of “Youth Empowerment”, it has a significant impact on society as youth is the future of a country. By initiating this project, we anticipated that youth would get the opportunity to develop leadership skills, personal growth, strategic thinking, conflict management, team building, entrepreneurship development, creative thinking, developing soft and technical skills and help the economy and themselves by starting businesses as emerging youth entrepreneurs and leaders of the country. Phase 01 – An Outbound Training Program for Leos and non-leos to enhance leadership skills, personality development, team spirit building and strategic thinking. The program was executed on 4th of March from 8.30 a.m. to 2.3

 Sureki Hetak 6.0 phase 03  People experience both permanent disabilities and death as a result of railway accidents. People use trains more frequently in developing nations like Sri Lanka because they can do so for a lower cost. Government employees use the train to travel to their jobs, particularly when season tickets are available to students. In Sri Lanka, the supply of rail transportation does not meet the demand. Train accidents frequently occur as a result of negligent behaviour by passengers and overcrowding on the train. As Leos, We identified several railway stations where such accidents may occur and organised the project “Sureki Hetak 6.0 phase 03" for displaying warning boards to protect people from train accidents. These warning banners were installed at the railway stations at Enderamulla, Batuwatta, Bulugahagoda, Yagoda, and Nugegoda on March 31st, 2023. We had to get permission from the railway department for this and with the railway department's approval, a

 Sidunala Raksha 6.0 – Phase III As a country surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka owns an amazingly eye-catching coastline which has significantly valuable biodiversity as well. Even though Sri Lanka's diversity is eye-catching, Sri Lanka has been ranked 173rd among island countries in the "Ocean Health Index 2020". It indicates the worsening of ecosystem health. This is the reason which provided the background for the last phase of Sindu Nala Raksha to be carried out offshore under the subcategory of Life below water. If we consider our selected area: Kudawella beach – Tangalle, it is significantly important in the case of biodiversity matters as well as in surfing and tourism. We researched the area in the morning before the commencement of clean-up. During that, we witnessed the habitats and footprints of crabs, seabirds and especially turtles. According to the information we gathered and experienced from various resource persons and environmental authorities, t

 PROJECT NISAGINI 5.0 – PHASE 3 The third phase of the Project “NISAGINI 5.0” consists of two segments: “Taste-off!” and “සෙනෙහසේ දෑත්”. The first segment, “Taste-off!” is a cooking competition for school children implemented with the aim of making them aware of nutritious food practices, food safety, and avoidance of food poisoning and practically developing their interest towards nutritious meals, increasing the awareness and continuing the habits of healthy foods and healthy lifestyle among teenagers. Many children and the public community are not aware of nutritious meals and healthy lifestyles. The grade 8 students and scouts members of C.W.W.kannangara Central College, Mathugama, were the beneficiaries of the first segment. There were 13 groups with 2 competitors in each. Three groups were selected as winners by expert judgement and proper marking guidelines. Students were fully aware of the importance of nutritious food, promoting food safety and preventing food poisoning, devel

 Prarthana 5.0 1st Phase  Leo Club of the University of Colombo has organized the project "Prarthana 5.0" under the project category of "Peace, Religious, and Cultural Activities" for the fifth consecutive year. The primary goal of implementing the "Prarthana 5.0" project is to provide the community with the necessary understanding to improve harmony and overcome communication barriers between different religions, cultures, customs, and communities by flourishing religious reconciliation and coexistence in society. This project consists of three phases. The first phase of the project "Prarthana 5.0", was decided to empower Sri Lankan children who suffer from English and Tamil language communication difficulties which is a common problem in society. Improving theoretical and practical knowledge of these two languages by conducting seminars for the children was the foremost objective to be achieved through this phase. The project committee created

 Sindu Nala Raksha 6.0 – Phase 2 “It’s nature itself that creates the most beautiful pictures, we are only choosing the perspective.” -  Katja Michael -  The goal of photography is to freeze a moment in time. When it comes to wildlife photography, the beauty of it is that you can’t control the elements of the surroundings, including the weather, light, and animal behaviour. With Sindu Nala Raksha 6.0, we aimed to inspire local wildlife enthusiasts and draw attention to the wildlife. After the completion of the first phase successfully, which involved a volunteer program at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, we planned to enhance public attention to wildlife by holding a photography competition in the second phase. The contest was entirely conducted via online platforms causing an increase in the number of participants. The competition was divided into two categories: the most Eye-Catching photograph and the most popular photograph. The Most Eye-Catching photograph was selected by Mr. Ra

 ALPHABETZ – “Learn Today for Better Tomorrow” Knowledge opens the door to opportunity, achievement, success and wealth. English is an essential component in today's world. This is primarily because the current English and literacy framework stimulates the growth of critical and creative thinking as well as interpersonal, collaborative, and personal skills that are essential in both personal and professional settings. Because of past social and economic problems in Sri Lanka, opportunities for economically disadvantaged children to develop such language skills are extremely limited.  As social activists, Leos are eager to find as many answers to these issues as possible. Therefore, the Leo Club of the University of Colombo Leo District 306 C1 selected Ambatale Tikiri Kumara Vidyalaya Mulleriyawa for this action where children face economic difficulties and face very difficulties in studying. From this way, we completed the 5th step of our ongoing series of projects on March 22, 202

Helping Hands – Project Kruthaguna 5.0 Senior citizens are an integral part of a country. Sri Lanka is one of the fastest-aging countries in the world. As a developing country, 12.3% of the population is aged 55 or older in Sri Lanka, making it the country with the highest proportion of older adults in South Asia. They are a needed and valued community in our society. Currently Sri Lanka is facing a huge economic crisis. With the county’s foreign reserves depleted, the nationalized healthcare system cannot afford to import medicine and medical supplies in sufficient quantities. Sri Lanka relies on imports for about 85% of its pharmaceutical needs and about 80% of its medical supplies. Therefore, most of the hospitals in Sri Lanka lack medicines to treat their patients. This has highly affected the health of the citizens over 55 years as they face many health conditions with their age. Considering all these issues, drug donation is very effective to avoid drug shortage to some extent. I

 දියණි 6.0 – “දැයේ දියණියන් උදෙසා” පළමුවන අදියර - ලිය අභිමාන Emma Watson once said, “it is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals”. Hence there is a need to motivate girls and women to pursue their goals and success by overcoming gender stereotypes and preconceptions. And also, women in Sri Lankan society face a variety of difficulties in their daily life. Out of all of these difficulties, the issue of "violence against women" in the modern world has to be brought to society's notice. As Leos, we took the initiative to provide an opportunity for individuals to express their own ideas on gender equality and raise awareness about gender equality in the Sri Lankan context and about protecting women’s and girls’ rights against violence through digital media. We as Leo Club of University of Colombo, Leo District 306 C1, conducted the first phase of project Diyani 6.0 “Liya Abhimana” during the months of February and March 2023, under t