Leo Club of University of Colombo

 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 sui...

  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...