Leo Club of University of Colombo

 ‘Sahurda Yathra 3.0’ is a project consists of three phases, organized by the Leo Club of University of Colombo for the third consecutive time. This project which is the quest for extraordinary people among the people was launched under the category of ‘helping hand to differently abled’.  Children with disabilities are a highly diverse population group who do not have enough opportunities, the right platform and the necessary abettance to show their abilities and talents to the world. Accordingly, the third phase of the Sahurda Yathra 3.0 was initiated with the noble aim of giving children with disabilities the opportunity to present their abilities and enjoy the same privileges as normal children regardless of their disability.  This phase was carried out as an entertainment program at the Siviraja Children's Development Center- Mahawewa on 13th of March 2022, 2.00p.m. onwards. The four-hour event was attended by Siviraja Children's Development Center's Male Dormi

  Power Up is a brand-new project initiated by the Leo Club of the University of Colombo that falls under the category of sports and recreation. The first phase of the project was designed to spread awareness and educate the public on techniques of self-defense and the legality behind it. As the second phase we were able to conduct a valuable session addressing the importance of fitness and nutrition in our day to day life. Prior to the second phase, a promotional campaign was carried out to spread awareness on the importance of fitness and nutrition (healthy diet) using flyers which were published on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.   The second phase was successfully carried out on 25 th February 2022 via zoom platform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with active participation of over 45 delegates attending the session via both Zoom as well as Facebook platforms. The second phase addressed two topics as mentioned above and participants were allowed to pr

Power Up is a brand-new project initiated by the Leo Club of the University of Colombo that falls under the category of sports and recreation. The topic addressed in the first phase was to spread awareness and educate the public on techniques of self-defense and the legality behind it.  Prior to the final event of the first phase, a campaign was carried out to spread awareness on the importance of self-defense using scenario-based videos which were published on social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. The final event was successfully carried out on 19 th February 2022 at the Indoor Gymnasium of the University of Colombo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the active participation of over 50 delegates attending the session both physically as well as virtually through Zoom and Facebook platforms. The final event consisted of two sessions. The first was a demonstration of self-defense techniques conducted by the curren

  Ensuring and uplifting the physical and mental status of senior citizens should be paid more attention where the population is rapidly aging. By taking this into consideration Leos of University of Colombo has organized the project “Kruthaguna 4.0” for the fourth consecutive year under the category of “Senior Citizen Development”.  From the overall population of Sri Lanka around 2.3 Mn is represented by the senior citizens who are above 55 years. Senior citizens are a valuable asset mainly because they are the ones who have gained a sound knowledge and great experience. A country can make use of these knowledge and experience in a more productive way for the development of a country. Therefore, it is our responsibility to protect them and ensure that they are secured. The physical health of them should be maintained in a good manner and enough attention should be paid on having regular medical check ups and recognizing whether there are any diseases in their bodies or not. Due to var

  Be Their Vision is a project executed under the Category of Vision by the Leo Club of University Colombo for the sixth consecutive year. After successfully completing the first two phases, the third step, which involved an equipment donation to the National Eye Hospital's Vision Therapy Unit, was completed on February 3, 2022. Vision therapy is a progressive program of vision procedures, customized to fit the visual needs of each patient, and it may be used to treat problems such as amblyopia (lazy eye), eye alignment, and coordination problems (including turned eyes or squints), poor focus, and inadequate eye-hand coordination. Although the Department of Optometry of National Eye Hospital of Sri Lanka currently conducts clinical refraction to address eye-related issues, there are identified gaps in some cases, and appropriate analysis and differential diagnosis do not take place due to the existing setup, where it should come under vision therapy. However, due to a lack of equip

  Project නිසාගිනි of Leo Club of the University of Colombo focuses on relieving hunger and promoting health. Following its original aim in contributing to these Sustainable Development Goals, නිසාගිනි 4.0 is organized as a three-phased project. The first phase, “පළමු කට #The First Bite” was successfully completed on 16th of January via Zoom platform and the session was also live-streamed via Facebook. The session was conducted on these online platforms enabling the public to be able to access the session comfortably, and effectively without facing any difficulty. This session was conducted bilingually on the theme “Food Patterns and Healthy Eating” from 6.30 P.M onwards, with the collaboration of Dr. Himalee De Silva, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo. Our guest speaker delivered a session in a friendly manner, where any layman can understand every subjective matter. The session commenced by referring to ayurvedic guidelines on healthy food and f

  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