Project “සිහින” the signature project of the Rotaract Club of Kandy Metropolitan to make a lasting impact on the lives of our next generation to give them a helping hand to rise up above the challenges & obstacles of today’s world giving them hope for a better tomorrow.
The main project focus areas of the “සිහින” Initiative are the student and the school premesies of Mawanella Henetipana Kanishta Vidyaya which is situated in the Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It is one of the schools in Sri Lanka which provides education for the children in Hennetipana village which is one of the villages with the highest poverty levels in the country. With the dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, these students has been facing certain difficulties in the recent past, we Rotaractors from the Rotatract club of Kandy Metropolitan together with the Rotary club of Kandy Metropolitan and Rtn. Rajitha Samarakoon have decided to help them in every way possible.
Sihina Lama Dinaya
Project which was carried out on the 1st of October to commemorate the annual children’s day. As well as initiation of the project ‘Sihina’, Rotaract Club of Kandy Metropolitan to visited the school to cherish the dreams of children on the Children’s Day. It was planned to spend some quality time with the tender school children the rotaractors presented the gift and meal packets packs which brought a smile to their faces.
Haritha Sihina
School time is the time in life when children’s intelligence develops. That is why it is more productive to study in an environment that is pleasing to the eye. If the school is a place of pleasing sight for children, they will naturally come to school and engage in education. As Rotaractors, we strive to make school a place children love. We will clean, upkeep & develop the environment of the school, repair it and make the school a pleasing environment. Landscaping for School ground and selected areas & develop the surroundings. And this project felt under the Environmental Services avenue.
Planting different types of trees surrounding the school premises and naming the all trees with their botanical names. By introducing advanced agricultural technologies to the school garden. It is very important to the school garden because student cannot be always in their garden to supply the water to plants. Then using that micro water supply we can automatically supply the water to plants. As well as The stairs in this school were broken in many places, so we decided to repair them for both safety & beatification purposes. Then they can maintain the beauty of their school. Seeing the school in that way, more children are likely to attend this school which is one of the main aims of this project.
Kreeda Sihina
Sports and recreation can be defined as the vast array of activities that people pursue in their leisure time. This area has been seen as an important factor in the youth now as everyone wants to stay fit and healthy. Furthermore, engaging in a sport or recreational activity is also seen as a talent people develop as they grow. Therefore we provide sports equipments including Chess boards and Net balls. We as Rotaractors strongly believed its importance to identify these talents of our youth whilst we engage in other community service activities to develop their day to day life.
Diriya Sihina
It is crucial to keep a strong mental condition and education in order to create a decent citizen who works for the nation. The future of young schoolchildren depends particularly on their mental health. We spoke about their issues with their personal lives, schooling, and society. We have put in place a program for personality development. The program included seminars on information exchange and encouragement presented by Rtn. Rtr. PP Chandula Nanayakkara.
Sihina Thalassemia
In order to promote awareness of thalassemia in children under the age of 16, we need to focus more on mental and physical health. We thus devised a campaign to educate schoolchildren about thalassemia. conducted a thalassemia blood test, followed by counseling sessions funded by Rtn. PP Dr. Mahinda Arambepola at the Kandy General Hospital.