National Youth award programme

Dharma Sri ABEYRATNE

The National Youth Award programme, organised in line with the international award ceremony for young people will be held tomorrow in Colombo at the Mahaweli Centre.

The National Youth Award programme is operated by the National Youth Awards Authority of the National Youth Council under the Youth Affairs Ministry.

The youth above 14 years are entitled to follow the National Youth Award Programme which is conducted under the guidance of Youth Affairs Ministry. According to sources at National Youth Award Authority, winners will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

The programme mainly consists of four segments. They are 'Service, Skills, Adventurous Journey and Physical Recreation'. To obtain an award a participant has to fulfil the requirement of all four sections. The aim of the programme is to establish a life-long ability to set and achieve personal goals and encourage to become a useful citizen.