Author: Rotaract Club of SLIIT
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Africa’s Small Hunters
Africa’s iconic big cats are well documented, but the continent’s plains, grasslands, forests and wetlands are home to smaller felids whose statistics are just as impressive. 7 of Africa’s forgotten wild cats are as followed Serval (Leptailurus serval) Caracal (Caracal caracal) Sand cat (Felis margarita) African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) African golden cat (Profelis aurata) Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) Jungle cat (Felis…
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Rotaract Model Village
ROTARACT MODEL VILLAGE – HOROWPOTHANA (04th February – 30th June 2018) “Rotaract Model Village” concept was designed with the motive of benefiting a wider community by developing an under-privileged village through a series of widespread, long-term and sustainable initiatives; thereby, uplifting the standards of the village. As the first step, Suhadagama in Horowpothana, in the…
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Reminiscentia
It has been a wonderful experience joining the Rotaract Club of SLIIT to organize The Taffeta Path for members of our club. We have experienced a lot which we could not have tried without the help of the Rotaract Club of SLIIT. From trees planting to volunteering teaching and from elderly home visits to beach…
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The Taffeta Path- From East Asia to South Asia
20 Rotaractors of the Rotaract Club of New Asia College, Hong Kong of District 3450 visited Sri Lanka on 28/12/2018 in completion of a series of projects covering all four main avenues organized by the Rotaract Club of SLIIT aiming to exchange the different cultures, traditions, to serve the local community and to promote international…
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Uthurata Adaren
“Be the beacon of light in someone’s darkness” Rotaract Club of SLIIT together with Surakimu Dumriya (සුරකිමු දුම්රිය) organization, initiated the project “Uthurata Adaren” to collect donations for those who were affected from the floods in the Northern areas of the country. Collection points were set up at Maradana Railway Station, SLIIT Malabe Campus and…
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Scavenger Hunt
Who doesn’t love adventures? For day 02 of the project Taffeta Path, the Rotaract Club of SLIIT organized a scavenger hunt to explore the Colombo city, solve riddles and complete varied mysterious challenges. The whole program was indeed a mystery for both SLIIT and NA Rotaractors except for those who were in the organizing committee.…
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Cultural Show
“I always encourage people to get out there, travel the world, see new things, experience new people, experience new food, experience new culture. What happens is that helps you to grow and be your best self’’ ~Karmo Brown The cultural show which was one of the main events of the project ”Taffeta Path” organized by…
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හරිත පාසල
A joint project initiated by the Rotaract Club of SLIIT and Rotaract Club of Colombo Central on the 15th of December 2018 at Parakramabahu Maha Vidyalaya, Narahenpita. There was a much-needed urgency to commence this project as a part of encouraging and promoting growth of green life in school environments. Trees subsidize to the environment…
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Christmas for Everyone
In the Christmas season, it is very unlikely that people thinking about the happiness of innocent street kids but to surprise their loved ones with gifts. “Christmas” being the season of giving, the SLIIT Rotaractors decided to spread the Christmas spirit to the streets of Colombo by gifting the kids living on streets with smiles,…
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Before I Die
December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami is believed to be one of the deadliest tsunamis in history, killing more than 230,000 people across 14 countries. 14 years after, the aftermath can still be felt, for some more than the others. Fourteen years ago, while everyone was reveling this joyous holiday, little did they know that…
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Project Sahajeewana
At this day and age, in over three-quarter of the countries in the world, religion differences have been used as a mode of discriminating people. Thus, the Rotaract Club of Colombo Central and Rotaract Club of SLIIT initiated the project “Sahajeewana”, an initiative aimed at providing and promoting the essence of the main religions existing…
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Joint Meeting with Rotaract Club of Colombo Central
On the 10th of November; a busy and eventful Saturday due to the launch of the Rotaract Easy Finance System (REFS) soon followed by the joint meeting conducted amid RACSLIIT and RACCC was a day to look forward to by both the clubs. The meeting commenced with both Presidents appreciating the effort put forth by…
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ROTARACT EASY FINANCE SYSTEM (REFS): Official Launch Event
The 10th of November 2018 was a notable day for all Rotaractors especially for those who are burdened with managing finances manually. With the launch of the Rotaract Easy Finance System (REFS); joint initiation by Rotaract clubs of Colombo Central and SLIIT, we were all able to witness how a treasurer’s role will be simplified…
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Jaguar
COMMON NAME: Jaguar SCIENTIFIC NAME: Panthera onca TYPE: Mammals DIET: Carnivores AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 12 to 15 years SIZE: Head and body, 5 to 6 ft; tail, 27.5 to 36 in WEIGHT: 100 to 250 lbs SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN: IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Near Threatened CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Decreasing The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a wild cat species…
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Gray Wolf
COMMON NAME: Gray Wolf SCIENTIFIC NAME: Canis lupus TYPE: Mammals DIET: Carnivores GROUP NAME: Pack AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 6 to 8 years SIZE: Head and body, 36 to 63 in; tail, 13 to 20 in WEIGHT: 40 to 175 lbs SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN: IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Least Concern CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Stable The wolf (Canis lupus), also…
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