Enhance leadership through image building

The Leo movement found it’s way to Sri Lanka in 1969. It has grown rapidly among Sri Lankan youth community and presently there are more than 150 Leo clubs in six administrative districts in Sri Lanka.

“Developing competent youth leadership is the main objective of Leo movement. I myself have learned lots of communication, leadership and team work skills through the Leo movement,” Leo Thilini Jayaweera who presently leads Leo District 306 A2 as the District President said.

According to Thilini, Leo members organize many service projects which benefit the needy people including elders, children and differently able people. Furthermore, Leos work on diverse other project areas including environmental conservation, health care programs, awareness programs and leadership development programs.

Club 306 A2 has 19 active Leo clubs stretched from Colombo to down south. Spreading from Bokundara to Beliatta, most of the clubs are community driven Leo clubs. Leos enjoy serving the community and helping needy people – that’s the highest satisfaction we get from being Leos, Thilini added.

“This year along with my council I plan to provide more exposure to the worthy projects conducted by the Leos,” added Thilini. “They do many good service projects which has an impact on the society and together with my council I am going to support them to make these projects more meaningful by helping them reach more and more people and getting due exposure to their good work,” she went on. Under the theme ‘Enhance Leadership Through Image Building’, Leo district council has been facilitating the clubs to do more service by providing them with leadership training and necessary coordination.

Her main objective this year is to hold an international youth camp where they would unite Leo club members from other countries with Sri Lankan Leos. Last year, Leo district 306 A2 organized a three day camp at Kithulgala and plans are underway to organize a fun filled leadership training camp with foreign participation.

This camp will be organized from February 4 to 6. The grand finale of the year would be the annual conference which would be held in June. In this conference, Leo district will recognize the outstanding service projects conducted by the Leo clubs.

For more information log onto www.leodistrict306a2.org.