AIESEC undergrads to help underprivileged schoolchildren

AIESEC, the world's largest student run international organisation provides an international platform for young people to develop and discover their potential. It moulds young undergraduates to develop themselves to change agents who would bring about a positive change in the society.

This platform provides opportunities for students to have leadership roles, learning networks, organise workshops and conferences and mainly to work abroad. This organisation operates in over 1100 universities in 101 countries and territories with over 28,000 undergraduates taking up over 5000 leadership positions and about 5000 work abroad opportunities annually.

AIESEC in Sri Lanka is one of the strongest aspects of the international network of AIESEC, with over 100 undergraduates from the Universities of Sri Jayewardenepura, Moratuwa, Kelaniya and Colombo. AIESEC chapter of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is launching a project on education focused on improving the English language knowledge of students of underprivileged schools.

Two schools in Colombo and four in Negombo have requested for foreign undergrads to teach English in order to enhance their language, communication and presentation skills.