YES on Sunday Times (MAY 26 2013)

YES - Youth Empowerment Society Wins the Youth Solutions World Bank-Microsoft award

Four innovative Youth Solutions were selected winners at the Regional Grant Competition, jointly organized by The World Bank, Microsoft Sri Lanka and Sarvodaya Fusion!


The competition titled ‘Youth Solutions! Technology for Skills and Employment’ was held at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo on Tuesday, with youth-led NGOs from Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka participating.

YES - Youth Empowerment Society from Sri Lanka, YPSA from Bangladesh, YUWA from Nepal, Live & Learn Environmental Education from the Maldives were the winners of the competition that sought ideas from youth on how to use innovative and creative methods to promote Information Technology (IT) skills amongst youth, helping them to secure gainful employment.


Seen here are members of the YES - Youth Empowerment Society Sri Lanka–Mithun Kumarasinghe, Poornima Meegammana, Niranjan Meegammana (extreme right), Wajira Madhushka.

Eight NGOs, two from each country, presented their shortlisted projects with the aim of being selected for the grant programme. A total of 80 project proposals were submitted, all based on using ICT to address present day challenges faced by youth, such as lack of skills development and unemployment, the organizers said in a media release.

Each winning project received a grant of between US$15,000 and $20,000 to carry out a youth-led project for one year in duration, with the possibility of being scaled up via other public or private sector initiatives.

The panel of judges comprised Gabriela Aguilar, Senior Communications Officer for World Bank, South Asia; Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Country Manager of Microsoft Sri Lanka; Anurag Kak, Managing Director, Lafarge Mahaweli Cement (Pvt) Ltd; Ms Moji Akingbade, General Manager of Avery Dennison Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and Gaurav Mishra, Asia Vice President of Insights, Innovation & Social at MSLGROUP.

The project proposal submitted by YES - Youth Empowerment Society, an organization aimed at empowering youth through ICT skills was to empower youth to produce 10 high impact films on current social issues. The project titled “Digital Rainbow” will train at least 100 youth to become film makers, a still developing industry in the country, which will offer great potential for interested youth.
According to the World Bank, South Asia created nearly 800,000 jobs per month between 2000 and 2010. However, despite growth, the region is still home to the largest number of the world’s poor – half a billion people. Since labour is the primary asset of the poor, having more and better jobs is the key employment challenge facing the region.

Janakie Karunarathne, Manager, Community Affairs of Microsoft Sri Lanka, said that Microsoft is proud to have collaborated with the World Bank in this effort to capture the youthful enthusiasm and innovative aspirations of four countries. “The youth NGOs chosen today from each respective country would work towards alleviating the challenges, such as lack of skills and unemployment in their individual countries through the use of Information and Communication Technology,” she added.

YES Wins Adobe UNICEF Award 2013

YES ~ Youth Empowerment Society of Shilpa Sayura Foundation, taking part in Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards wins Adobe UNICEF Challenge to win USD 40,000 including two third places in Photogrphy and Poster Category. Please check it out.

Colour of the Blind

Colour of the Blind" a musical show was held on 17th June 2010 at Dharmaraja College auditorium , which is colored by Sri Lankan blind artists.The concept "Colour of the Blind" was formatted by 'The Colour Team' who have taken a massive step towards discovering and promoting talented blind artists of Sri Lanka to come forward with their singing talents and support them to develop themselves.

Teen Invasion 2013

Teen Invasion is an exposition of talented young generation of our country.This event organized by the Interact Club of Kandy Girls’ High School. The objectives of this concert is to provide an opportunity to talented youth.It was held on 13th June 2013 at the Auditorium Of Kandy Girls’ High School.

Espirite de nature 2013

Espirite de nature 2013 , The wildlife 1 day workshop was organized by the Wildlife foundation of Ranabima Royal College and Pushpadana girls college .It was held on 08th june, 2013 at the Auditorium Of Ranabima Royal College College and Gannoruwa forest.

Sri Lanka Media Minister Hails "Child Soldier" short film ..

"Child Soldier" short film seen by Media Minister at Hotel Suisse, Kandy

From left - Wajira Madhusanka (Art director), Hon. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella,Niranjan Meegammana (Lead educator),  Poornima Meegammana (Director), Pramod kavinda (Asst.Director)
Photo by Mr. Nimal Peiris (Telepix)

 ගරු ජනමාධ්‍ය ඇමති කෙහෙලිය රඹුක්වැල්ල "Child Soldier" කෙටි චිත්‍රපටය නරඹමින්....

Vesak Poya Day

Nethima 2013

NETHIMA 2013 was organized by the Senior Western Brass Band of Pushpadana girls college for the sixth time.It was held on 6th May, 2013 at the Auditorium Of Dharmaraja College Kandy. The participated guest bands were Dharmaraja College kandy, A. Rathnayake Central College Walala,Girls’ High School Kandy,Gothami Balika Maha Vidyalaya Kandy, Mahamaya Girls’ College Kandy,Hillwood Girls College,Good shepherd convent kandy,Ranabima Royal College Kandy,Kandy Grammer School,SpringField college Kandy.

GRAZIA- 2013

Grazia - 2013 was organized by the Senior Western Brass Band of St.Anthony's boys Collage. It was held on 04th May, 2013 at the Auditorium Of St.Anthony's College Kandy.