A group of our students have successfully conducted a farming workshop for primary school students at WP/HO Aluthgama Primary School on the 1st of March 2023. The project was named "Helping Hands" and the objective was to encourage students to develop their extra-curricular skills.

Our undergraduates have supported these school students to clean and rearrange the school garden and have conducted engaging sessions and activities to raise awareness about the importance of farming and the different farming methods. The principal Mrs. Imalka Udeshini and the staff of the school had guided this team in making their project a huge success. Special thanks to Ms.Navindya Kavindi & the team for organizing this project.

The Faculty of Indigenous Social Sciences and Management Studies (FISSMS) initiated the concept of "community engagement through volunteering" for its second-year undergraduates. As a part of this, the students grouped and organized themselves, led by the Faculty Students’ Union, and engaged in conceptualizing a series of community projects after proposing and presenting their projects to the staff.

One of the groups conducted an awareness program about landslides at the CP/KOT/Hedunuwewa Central College in Kothmale. They obtained the support of Mr. Malaka Jayasekara, who is a teacher in Geography, and also the support of the principal of the school, Mr. Lalitha Prithi Bandara.

Upon the completion of the awareness raising, school students were divided into 4 groups for a poster competition. Undergraduate students also took part in this. The best poster was selected, and gifts were presented at the end of the program. Special thanks to Jayani Chethana (Department of Indigenous Social Sciences) for organizing and coordinating this program.

 

A group of our students successfully conducted a seminar-workshop for O/L and A/L school students at WP/KL/Alaviya Muslim Maha Vidyalaya on the 08th of March 2023. The project included an ICT program, an English Language programme, and a Motivational programme. The purpose of this project was to encourage students to develop their educational knowledge and provide proper guidance to face examinations and focus on their studies.

Further, this group of students provided refreshments, a few gifts, and past papers for them to practice and to make the seminar more interesting. The principal and the staff of the school have been a massive support in making this programme a success.

Another group of our students of the Faculty of Indigenous Social Sciences and Management Studies went to Urugala Sri Dharmaloka Vidyalaya, Horana, to motivate the students of grades 10 and 11 on the 3^rd of March 2023. They conducted this project targeting the studies and life goals of these students. This group did interactive indoor & outdoor lessons & activities with the school students. The principal and the staff of the school have given them massive support to make this a success.