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Workshop to train democratic leaders

The Democratic Youth Leadership Program (DYLP) is a collaboration between the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) and the National Council of Swedish Youth Organisations (LSU) and is financially supported by the Swedish International Development Co-operation (SIDA). The DYLP as part of its activity has organised a five-day in-house resident workshop "Training for a New Generation of Democratic Leaders" from June 25th to 29th.

Democratic aspects of youth leadership, skills and values are the core content of the training. Among the topics addressed are democratic leadership skills, interpersonal communication skills, conflict management, advocacy and lobby skills for external communication, resource and funding management, role of youth leaders in democratic society and its mechanism, human rights, democratic values, norms and values, transparency and accountability in organisations etc.

The participants will be exposed to other youth leaders from a diverse number of organisations both in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. The workshop is an interactive participatory training enabling young leaders to reflect and internalise the concept of democratic leadership.

Please help her

Fathima Sumaiya of 214, Kottawatta, Hemmathagama, Mawanella, a nine-year-old student is suffering from a serious heart disease with a hole in the heart, needing urgent surgery.

Cardio Thoracic Surgeon of the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital estimates the operation to cost approximately Rs. 350,000. Her father was dead and no close relation to bear this expenditure.

The public are kindly requested to assist her by sending any contribution to Account no. 209-089708-6 of the People's Bank, Mawanella Branch.

Nalanda Poson Bhakthi Gee

The Nalanda Junior Old Boys' Association has organised a Poson Bhakthi Geetha recital by the students on the Poson Poya Day, June 24.

The College Buddhist Association and the Aesthetic Division have arranged to conduct recitals at the college premises, at Lady Ridgeway Children's Teaching Hospital and at De Zoysa Maternity Home in the evening of June 24.

Seventeen teachers taught good lesson

Seventeen out of fifty three Teachers attached to the Kotagalla Tamil Central College have been interdicted by the Central Provincial Council Minister for Tamil Education R. Radhakrishnan, after a surprise inspection. The teachers who have been taken to task were alleged to have gone on a jaunt having signed the Attendance Register, Inquiries are proceeding.

Minister Radhakrishnan told the 'Daily News' that in the future too, such surprise visits and inspections will be conducted at all schools in his region and errant teachers will be severely dealt with, since it was his ministry's hope to upgrade the plantation schools with the available teachers.

Holidaymakers in N'Eliya

With the long weekends, hundreds of holiday crowds are already here. There are heavy bookings at all holiday resorts according to those engaged in the trade.

But the usual weekend holiday crowds complain that guest houses, hotels and those rooms available for such crowds have increased their rates, and some of them prefer to visit the coastal belt in the North and East, which they say are comparatively cheaper, where they could rough out in the outskirts and in their vans and other vehicles.

But in places like Nuwara Eliya, they have to be inside the houses or rooms, considering the climatic conditions.

Buddhists, Hindus observe Poson

The Poson Fulll Moon Day will be observed today with all religious rituals in both Buddhist and Hindu temples in the Nuwara Eliya district.

Already arrangements are being made by various organisations with religious background with 'Sil', Almsgivings and to ensure that most of the children attend these ceremonies, to invoke the deities for peace and prosperity among the people and the country.

The Sri Gayathri Peetam Trust International, is expecting thousands of devotees from all parts of the country, since the Poson Poya Day is usually a most significant day for special poojas and Yagams.

Meanwhile, all other Hindu Temples in the plantation sector are also making arrangements to observe the day on a religious note this year.

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