Category: Community Service
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A Healthy life with Ayurveda
Traditional medicine has been practiced in Sri Lanka for 3,000 years. At present, there are four systems of traditional medical systems in Sri Lanka – Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Deshiya Chikitsa (Sri Lankan traditional treatment). The most important among them is Ayurveda, which also forms part of the national health services provided by the government
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Art of mastering your emotions
This year the project “YOU Matter” moved from general mental health awareness and focused more on individualistic mental health issues which are rarely discussed in public. Due to the prevailing pandemic situation in the country, adhering to the safety precautions and ensuring the safety, all the sub phases were conducted online. Eradicating stigmas and misconceptions
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A motivational session
With the intention of creating a public platform to talk about mental health related issues and topics while being a trustworthy companion to the general public, “You Matter” is an initiative by the Rotaract club of SLIIT to focus on mental health awareness and well-being under the Community service avenue. As a club committed to
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Against Addiction
When the Sun Rises, we know it’s a new beginning. When the sun sets, we look forward to it rising again to mark a fresh start. Life is not an easy journey. In life we fail, we fall and at times we feel lonely with no one to hold. But the truth is that no
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For those whom Santa Missed!
Christmas is a joyful season filled with lots of love and blessings. Everyone around the world especially children eagerly wait for Santa to bring them their gifts and make their wishes come true. Unfortunately because of poverty and other societal gaps, not everyone is lucky to have a beautiful Christmas. To overcome this barrier, the
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Fitscape 02 – Say No to Diabetes
Managing Diabetes can be challenging. But connecting with people who are navigating through the same condition can make all the difference. “Did you know that Diabetes is the 6th deadliest disease in the world?” So, we, The Rotaract Club of SLIIT wanted to make awareness and share insights about Diabetes. “Managing Diabetes with Dr.Uditha Bulugahapitiya”
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Managing Fitness – FITSCAPE Session 01
Although we all know that health is the greatest benefit, do we work hard enough to earn that wealth in our daily lives? Today, the society is more concerned with making money than health. Therefore, just as people are suffering from many diseases today, we can see that the life expectancy of people is also
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In Loving Memory Of Those We Have Lost
2020 is a year that will go down in history as one of the most shocking years a man had to go through. From forest fires, to riots and the devastating breakout of the Corona virus, the news did take a toll on the whole planet. Thus 2020, was definitely an eye opener to start
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Greener Tomorrow
“The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.” — David Attenborough Six months ago, life was what we would have called “normal”, moves to the pandemic and
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Spreading Smiles to Beautiful hearts!
Rotaract in all its forms, in all its facets, has always provided different opportunities and different rewards to those that choose to join the movement. Yet perhaps the side of it that caught my eye the most was the opportunity it provides in initiating change in the communities around us, those that live afar and
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A Bridge to break Barriers
All of us are equal. We all have different abilities to live. The differently abled are not different from the normal. They have their own capabilities and talents to live their lives. What should be changed is the mind set of people, the way people look at people and their different capabilities. Voice of Silence
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PROJECT කැස්බෑවා
While the world hunkers down to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the environmental enthusiasts and patrollers are still out working through the night to protect wild life in both above and below water as this pandemic keeps hitting everyone and many wildlife projects that depend on volunteers and travelers to support their work. Speaking of
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Knowledge is the Greatest gift of all!
“The Brahmins say that in their books there are many predictions of times in which it will rain. But press those books as strongly as you can, you cannot get out of them a drop of water. So you cannot get out of all the books that contain the best precepts the smallest good deed.”
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Say No to Dengue 2.0: Dengue-free Home
After the pandemic hit the country, many of us steered away from paying attention to other diseases. It was the rainy season, and all were at home. The breeding spots for Dengue mosquitoes were filling up with water, and all of us were too occupied by Covid19 and its daily increase of patients to care
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Start small. Think BIG. Hustle Hard!
After the pandemic arose in Sri Lanka, many small business owners faced many downfalls in surviving through the crisis. The mentality and attitudes of such citizens were affected gravely and finding the motivation amidst such tough times is difficult. Even Though it seemed that the country was getting back to normal, with the recent updates
Rotaract Club of SLIIT 