Tag: SDG
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Industry, innovation and infrastructure – SDG 9
Once upon a time, there was a small town nestled in a valley surrounded by beautiful hills and mountains. The town was a popular tourist destination due to its natural beauty, but it was plagued by a persistent problem – its infrastructure was outdated and inadequate. The town’s roads were narrow and winding, making it…
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Decent work and economic growth – SDG 8
Vivienne settled down in front of her sewing machine, mug of coffee in hand, trying hard to keep her eyelids from drooping shut. The glamour and excitement of the dazzling runways and the creative high from the past weeks was slowly starting to wear off and she was already feeling the pressure to churn out…
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Clean and affordable energy – SDG 7
අඳුරෙන් එළියට… “අයියෝ අම්මා,, ආයිත් කරන්ට් එක ගියානේ.. මං කොහොමද දැන් ඔන්ලයින් ක්ලාස් යන්නේ අනිත් එක අද කරනව කිව්වෙත් ගොඩක්ම වැදගත් පාඩමක්” ඒ මැසිවිල්ල සෙව්මිණී ගෙනි. සෙව්මිණී මෙවර උසස් පෙළ විභාගය සඳහා සූදානම් වන ශිෂ්යාවකි. මේ දිනවල දිවයින පුරා වරින් වර සිදුකරන විදුලි සිඳලීම් නිසා අපහසුතාවයට පත් වන්නන් බොහෝ වන අතර පාසල් සිසුන් එහිදී විශේෂ…
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Clean Water and Sanitation
It was a region of miseries, sighs and moans. “Saif, can I get some money to buy goods for the house?” Mariyam pleaded. “Money?? Saif gasped. I have no money to feed you. You just stay at home, eat and sleep, wake up once again, eat and sleep. How many mouths should I feed?” Saif…
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A Ray of Hope
“It’s fine duwa, school is more important than anything else.” It is the beginning of the first day of the week. Amaya turns off the greasy stove as her mother prepares for a mediocre cup of tea. Amaya considers it a taste made in heaven, for her mother’s tea can surely give her the strength…
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Let’s eliminate the hunger from the world
It is a field that is about to follow. Ramchandra looked at his fallow field and sighed, thinking of his two children and his wife. There is no rain in sight. He went to the forest to find some food to kill the hunger of his family. It’s his luck. He thought so. On the…
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Sentier 2020: A holistic experience
As the great saying goes, “There’s no limit for learning’s and no boundaries for places to implement your knowledge”, so we the Rotaract club of SRMIST, Chennai, India did our first international project ‘Sentier 2020’ from 10th January, 2020 to 19th January, 2020 in Sri Lanka. We are extremely grateful to the Rotaract club of…
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“Sentier- Creating Pathways, breaking Barriers”
Four Rotaractors of the Rotaract Club of SRM Kattankulathur of RID 3232, visited Sri Lanka on the 10th of January 2020, in completion of series of projects covering four main avenues visiting significant places in Sri Lanka organized by the Rotaract Club of SLIIT with the objective creating trails or creating pathways eliminating barriers, in…
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Make them smile ’19
Children’s Day began on the second Sunday of June in 1857 by Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard, pastor of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea, Massachusetts: Leonard held a special service dedicated to, and for the children. Leonard named the day Rose Day, though it was later named Flower Sunday, and then named Children’s…
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Cleaning up our waterways
Originally posted on Service in Action: By Ludovic Grosjean, member of the Rotaract Club of Melbourne City, Australia Success starts at home. This is why every month we invite Rotary and Rotaract clubs in our district to join us for a walk along the river near Flinders station in Melbourne, Australia, to participate in…
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R e t h i n k T r a s h – Mission Arugambay
Arugam Bay, located in the dry zone of Sri Lanka’s southeast coast is one of the many enticing locations unique to this tropical island. Famous for the quality of its surf breaks, the bay attracts surfers from all over the world and has hosted several international surfing competitions. The deep blue waters, fine sandy beaches…
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සුරකිමු කෝට්ටේ 19′ (Surakimu Kotte 19′)
The Sri Daladha Perehera of Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya was held on 07th of September 2019 for the 119th time. Kotte Sri Daladha Perehera is one of the oldest and the grandest festivals of all Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, featuring dancers, fireball acrobats, musicians, and lavishly decorated elephants. Annually, the Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya…
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Feed a Stray 4.0
We made it paw-sible! Love doesn’t always need words to be expressed. Sometimes what we ignore or count as little might become a reason for someone’s smile. Happiness lies within. Money cannot buy happiness. Little things we do can bring up the happiness we all seek. And when certain moments of life becomes memories the…
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Sihina Tharanaya – Phase Two
The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education. The Rotaract Club of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology implemented the project “Sihina Tharanaya – Phase One” on the 8th of December 2017 where we donated gift packs including stationary items; required for an entire term, that are mandatory for a quality education while creating each…
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