Category: Community Service
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Christmas for everyone
Christmas is a magical time of happiness and joy, filled with bright lights all around. But the Christmas spirit matters not if it doesn’t reach everyone. In their philanthropic spirit, the members of the Rotaract Club of SLIIT have decided to take it upon themselves to extend the reach of Christmas joy in this jolly…
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Rethink Trash Phase II
Rethink Trash, an impactful beach clean-up initiative, recently marked another successful chapter on December 3rd at Wellawatta Beach, situated in the picturesque Pearl of the Indian Ocean. Spearheaded by the dedicated efforts of Rtr. Reshan Gomis and Rtr. Abishek Shivaperumal, this project has become a beacon of positive change in the local community. The Rotaract…
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Safe Haven – One Paw At A Time!
Project Safe Haven was organized by Rotaract Club of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), and we were fortunate to collaborate and donate the funds collected to the Embark and the Veterinary Research Institute of Peradeniya. This selfless and heroic event commenced on October 28, 2023, in the Viharamahadevi Band Grounds and was set…
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In The Spotlight: Safe Haven (Interview Exclusive)
In the spirit of promoting animal welfare, “Safe Haven” is a unique charity carnival that has been making waves since its inception. We sat down with the founders to get an exclusive insight into our inspiring initiative. Q: Tell us about the mission of “Safe Haven.” Our primary mission is to promote animal welfare.The carnival…
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Mind Sync: Mental Health Awareness Program
In a world that never stops moving, mental well-being is often overlooked, especially that of university students. So, it’s important to pause and take a step back to take a long, hard look at yourself and how your mental health is doing. Mental health that is ignored for too long can have dire consequences. The…
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Rethink Trash
“Rethink Trash” Beach cleanup projects are far more than just tidying up the sand. They stand for everyone’s shared dedication to the environment. This promotes responsibility and respect for nature beyond the removal of litter. These initiatives safeguard the fragile ecosystem, protect marine life, and preserve the beauty of the shoreline for future generations. As…
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Care to Connect
Care to Connect is a tremendous project which was organized in celebrating World Rotaract Week. As part of an annual celebration of the accomplishments and significance of Rotaract in communities all over the world, the 13th of March is recognized as World Rotaract Day, and World Rotaract Week is honored over seven days. As rotaractors…
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Rewrite their Story
The ‘Rewrite Their Story’ project was a creative initiative organized by the community service Avenue of Rotaract Club of SLIIT, as part of the larger Phase 1 project aimed at promoting the mental health and well-being of children in schools. Ensuring the mental health and well-being of children in schools is critical for their overall…
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Christmas for Everyone
Christmas is a joyous time where we share gifts with each other, spend time with our families and enjoy a good meal. But is this the real meaning of Christmas? While we enjoy the magic of the season, we should also not forget that there are plenty of people around us who are less fortunate,…
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ආමිස පූජා
I am very much of a night owl, so even though I knew I had to wake up early the next day, I only went to bed at around two am on Saturday, the 24th of September. I heard my alarm going off at six thirty, and it took me pretty much an entire quarter…
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ප්රණාම
පළමු අදියර “ ඔබ දැනුමෙන් මුහුකුරා යනවිට ඔබට වැ ටහේවි, ඔබට අත් දෙකක් පවතින බව… එකක් ඔබට උපකා රය පිණිස, අනෙක අන් අයට උපකාර කිරීමට.. “ -ඕඩ්රි හෙප්බර්න්- ප්රණාම යනු ජීවිතයේ සැදෑ සමය ගෙවමින් පවතින, පුරවැසියෙක් වශයෙන් රටට තමන්ගේ යුතුකම මැනවින් ඉටුකරන ලද වැඩිහිටියන් සදහා ම වෙන්වූ ව්යාපෘතියකි. SLIIT රොටරැක්ට් සමාජයේ ප්රජා සේවා ඒකකය මගින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද මෙම…
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The Great Blue
“Keep everything clean, whether it’s your heart or the beach. And for a better tomorrow, let’s not only give a speech. Let’s clean together so our news to the world will reach, as a responsibility for our younger generations to teach.” -Manav Rao The Great Blue was an initiative organized by the Community Services Avenue…
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Farmer to Farmer
“No race can prosper until it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” Booker T. Washington. Farmer-to-Farmer Phase 1 is an initiative taken by Rotaract Club of SLIIT to spread the knowledge of horticulture to publicly support the economic hardship in the country these days. This was…
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Safe Haven
Phase 1: Feed a Stray “Money can buy you a fine pet, but only love can make him wag his tail.” Project Safe Haven was an initiative organised by the Community Services Avenue of Rotaract Club of SLIIT. The project’s main aim was to enhance the safety and well-being of animals and strays across the…
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Rethink Trash
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein Due to improper disposal of plastic and polythene, which were created for human use, the damage caused to our external environment is huge. Hence, a signature initiative named Rethink Trash for environmental conservation with zero plastic usage, was…
