Youth to be made stakeholders of development process

Rasika Somarathna

Colombo: The "Tharunyata Hetak" Organisation initiated in 2005 with the intention of empowering the youth to meet the challenges of tomorrow is gathering momentum with several initiatives been launched to make the youth productive stakeholders in the country's development process.

Describing the purpose of their worthy cause, the Leader of the Organisation Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said that their sole intention was to produce upright citizens in the contemporary society.

According to Rajapaksa the organisation was broached as a result of much deliberations and had come a long way since it's inception to lead the youth of the country on the correct path irrespective of differences. With the upcoming "Poson Poya" in mind the Organisation has organised a series of programmes with the conservation of chosen historical religious sites taking pride of place.

A number of religious programmes centred at "Mulkirigala Viharaya" in the South too is in the pipeline with 05 pandals erected in the surrounding areas and a vesak lantern competition, a Bakthi Gee recital, leadership programmes etc. to be expedited.

Describing the way forward Rajapaksa said "The Thurunu Issawwa" programme is ready to be launched on July 08 at the BMICH with a series of seminars which is to be followed throughout the country with the topic of how to produce an upright citizen being discussed at length.

Simultaneously a scholarship programme too is to be followed. Rajapaksa also observed that they have received a number of requests from several schools in the newly liberated areas in the North and East with regards to equipment which is to be met in the near future.

The Organisation has also organised a series of seminars in schools Islandwide to educate students, parents and teachers to come up with viable solutions to the drug menace. A series of seminars are to be followed starting from August for Ordinary Level students Rajapaksa said. The Organisation has recently launched their web site WWW.YOUTH.LK. Namal Rajapaksa made an open invitation to all to join hands to propagate their cause.