JOY 5.0 was a collaborative Twin Club Agreement project conducted for the fifth consecutive year by the Rotaract Club of University of Colombo Faculty of Management and Finance and the Rotaract Club of Lamahi, Nepal. This long standing partnership continues to strengthen international fellowship, cultural exchange, and meaningful community engagement between the two clubs. The project was carried out under the guidance of Rtr. Trilochana Murugadas and Rtr. Savidya Ketawalage, and was successfully concluded by the project chairpersons Rtr. Kihansa Wickramasinghe and Rtr. Vijan Thennakoon, together with a dedicated team of twelve committee members.This joint initiative was organized to commemorate Valentine’s Day, emphasizing the spirit of compassion, friendship, and the exchange of joy among communities and cultures. The target plan and execution of the project were discussed and finalized by both clubs through collaborative planning sessions. The Rotaract Club of University of Colombo Faculty of Management and Finance unfolded the project in four phases, while also incorporating the Twin Club Agreement criteria.
Phase 1 – Spreading Joy at Boys Industrial Home
The first phase of JOY 5.0 focused on community engagement through a visit to the Boys Industrial Home in Wellawatte on 18th February. The home accommodates schoolboys between the ages of 10 to 19, providing them with guidance, education, and care. Members of the project team spent a memorable and meaningful day interacting with the boys through a variety of fun and engaging activities. The session included games, group interactions, singing sessions, and team-based challenges designed to encourage participation and laughter. Several recreational games such as memory games, sports activities, and fitness challenges including push-up competitions were organized, which brought out the enthusiasm and energetic spirit of the children. In addition to the activities, the team distributed gifts, snacks, food, and beverages to the boys. These small gestures created a joyful atmosphere and helped build a warm connection between the Rotaractors and the children. Our committee members shared motivational inspirations with them to uplift their education and we sang songs with them while they played instruments. The home was guided by a supportive supervisor who has been working diligently to ensure the well-being and development of the boys. The visit was truly a heartwarming and fulfilling experience, as the smiles and excitement of the children reflected the success of the initiative. This phase perfectly embodied the essence of the project sharing happiness and creating meaningful moments with young minds.
Phase 2 – Cultural Exchange with Nepal
The second phase of the project focused on strengthening international fellowship through a cultural exchange session with the Rotaract Club of Lamahi, Nepal. This interactive online session was conducted via Zoom on the 27th of February from 8 pm onwards. During the session, members of both clubs presented their unique cultural identities through engaging presentations and discussions. Chairpersons and committee members showcased various aspects of Sri Lankan culture, including traditional arts, heritage, cuisine, cultural practices, and elements of modern creativity. Similarly, the Rotaract Club of Lamahi introduced participants to the vibrant culture of Nepal, sharing insights about their traditions, lifestyle, and heritage. The session also included icebreaker activities and interactive Q&A segments, allowing members to connect in a friendly and engaging manner. Overall, this phase not only enhanced cultural awareness but also strengthened the bond between the two clubs through both fellowship and formal engagement. This phase also marked the first Joint General Meeting held between the two clubs under this project. Following the cultural exchange, both clubs proceeded with the joint general meeting, where members shared updates about their respective clubs, ongoing initiatives, and future plans. This created a platform for stronger collaboration and mutual understanding.
Phase 3 – Joint Bulletin “Compassion”
The third phase of JOY 5.0 involved the creation of a joint bulletin titled “Compassion.” Although inspired by the theme of Valentine’s Day, the bulletin emphasized the broader message of spreading kindness, sharing joy, and uplifting communities. This bulletin was developed collaboratively by the Board of Directors, project chairpersons, committee members, and the blog team. It included reflections from the project, messages of compassion, and creative contributions aligned with the theme. The completed bulletin was officially published on the FMF Blog on 16th March (Monday), allowing the initiative to reach a wider audience while preserving the memories and impact of the project.
Phase 4 – Joint General Meeting
The final phase of JOY 5.0 was conducted as a Joint General Meeting held on 18th March with the Rotaract Club of Lamahi. During this session, both clubs reflected on the successful completion of the project and shared their experiences, insights, and outcomes. Members discussed the impact created through each phase, particularly highlighting the community engagement initiative and the cultural exchange program. The meeting also served as a platform to review the project as a whole, appreciate the efforts of both teams, and further strengthen the partnership between the two clubs. It marked a meaningful conclusion to the project while reinforcing the spirit of collaboration and international fellowship.
JOY 5.0 successfully demonstrated the power of collaboration, compassion, and cultural exchange. Through community engagement, international fellowship, and creative initiatives, the project embodied the true spirit of Rotaract; service, friendship, and global understanding. By continuing this Twin Club Agreement for the fifth time, both clubs reaffirmed their commitment to building lasting partnerships and creating meaningful impact across borders.
JOY 5.0 යනු කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්යාලයේ කළමනාකරණ හා මූල්ය පීඨයේ Rotaract සමාජය සහ නේපාලයේ Lamahi Rotaract සමාජය එක්ව පවත්වාගෙන යන Twin Club Agreement ව්යාපෘතියක් වන අතර, එය අඛණ්ඩව පස්වන වරටත් ක්රියාත්මක කරන ලදී. මෙම දිගුකාලීන හවුල්කාරිත්වය ජාත්යන්තර මිතුරත්වය, සංස්කෘතික හුවමාරුව සහ අර්ථවත් සමාජ සම්බන්ධතාවයන් තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කරයි. මෙම ව්යාපෘතිය Rtr. Trilochana Murugadas සහ Rtr. Savidya Ketawalage යන අයගේ මඟපෙන්වීම යටතේ, ව්යාපෘති සභාපතිවරුන් වන Rtr. Kihansa Wickramasinghe සහ Rtr. Vijan Thennakoon විසින් කමිටු සාමාජිකයන් 12 දෙනෙකු සමඟ සාර්ථකව නිම කරන ලදී.
මෙම ඒකාබද්ධ ව්යාපෘතිය Valentine’s Day අවස්ථාව නිමිත්තෙන් සංවිධානය කරමින්, දයාව, මිත්රත්වය සහ සතුට හුවමාරු කිරීමේ ආත්මය අවධාරණය කරන ලදී. ව්යාපෘතියේ සැලසුම් හා ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම දෙපාර්ශවය විසින් එකඟව සාකච්ඡා කර නිම කරන ලදී. මෙම ව්යාපෘතිය අදියර හතරකින් ක්රියාත්මක කරන ලදී.
අදියර 1 – Wellawatte Boys Industrial Home හි සතුට බෙදාහැරීම
JOY 5.0 හි පළමු අදියර Wellawatte හි Boys Industrial Home වෙත 18 වැනි දින සිදු කළ සංචාරයක් මගින් සමාජ සම්බන්ධතාවය ශක්තිමත් කිරීමයි. වයස අවුරුදු 10 සිට 19 දක්වා පිරිමි ළමුන් සඳහා නේවාසික, අධ්යාපනික හා මාර්ගෝපදේශන සේවා ලබා දෙන මෙම ස්ථානයේ, කණ්ඩායම විවිධ විනෝදාත්මක ක්රීඩා, ගීත, කණ්ඩායම් ක්රියාකාරකම් හරහා සතුටුදායක දිනයක් ගත කළහ. තෑගි, ආහාර සහ පාන ලබාදීමත් සමඟ, දරුවන් සමඟ උණුසුම් සම්බන්ධතාවයක් ඇති කළහ. මෙම අදියර ව්යාපෘතියේ සැබෑ අරුත සතුට බෙදා ගැනීම නිරූපණය කළේය.
අදියර 2 – නේපාලය සමඟ සංස්කෘතික හුවමාරුව
දෙවන අදියර Zoom හරහා පෙබරවාරි 27 වන දින පැවැත්වූ සංස්කෘතික හුවමාරු වැඩසටහනකි. ශ්රී ලංකා සහ නේපාල සංස්කෘතිය, ආහාර, සම්ප්රදාය සහ ජීවන රටා පිළිබඳ ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම් සිදු කරන ලදී. මෙය ජාත්යන්තර මිතුරත්වය තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කළ අතර, පළමු Joint General Meeting එකද මෙහිදී පැවැත්විණි.
අදියර 3 – “Compassion” ඒකාබද්ධ සඟරාව
මෙම අදියර යටතේ “Compassion” නමින් ඒකාබද්ධ විද්යුත් සඟරාවක් නිර්මාණය කරන ලදී. එය දයාව, සතුට බෙදා ගැනීම සහ සමාජය උත්ථාන කිරීමේ පණිවිඩය පැතිරවීමට යොමු විය. මෙය මාර්තු 16 වන දින FMF Blog තුළ ප්රකාශයට පත් කරන ලදී.
අදියර 4 – ඒකාබද්ධ රැස්වීම
අවසන් අදියර ලෙස මාර්තු 18 වන දින Joint General Meeting එකක් පැවැත්විණි. ව්යාපෘතියේ ප්රතිඵල, අත්දැකීම් සහ බලපෑම් පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡා කරමින්, දෙපාර්ශව අතර හවුල්කාරිත්වය තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කරන ලදී.
JOY 5.0 ව්යාපෘතිය සහයෝගිතාව, දයාව සහ සංස්කෘතික හුවමාරුවේ බලය සාර්ථකව පෙන්වා දෙන ලදී. මෙම ව්යාපෘතිය Rotaract හි සේවය, මිත්රත්වය සහ ජාත්යන්තර අවබෝධය නිරූපණය කළේය.
JOY 5.0 என்பது கொழும்பு பல்கலைக்கழக மேலாண்மை மற்றும் நிதி பீடத்தின் Rotaract கழகமும் நேபாளத்தின் Lamahi Rotaract கழகமும் இணைந்து ஐந்தாவது ஆண்டாக நடத்தப்பட்ட Twin Club Agreement திட்டமாகும். இந்த நீண்டகால கூட்டாண்மை சர்வதேச நட்பு, பண்பாட்டு பரிமாற்றம் மற்றும் அர்த்தமுள்ள சமூக தொடர்புகளை வலுப்படுத்துகிறது. இந்த திட்டம் Rtr. Trilochana Murugadas மற்றும் Rtr. Savidya Ketawalage ஆகியோரின் வழிகாட்டுதலின் கீழ், திட்டத் தலைவர்கள் Rtr. Kihansa Wickramasinghe மற்றும் Rtr. Vijan Thennakoon மற்றும் 12 பேர் கொண்ட குழுவினரால் வெற்றிகரமாக நிறைவு செய்யப்பட்டது.
இந்த கூட்டு முயற்சி Valentine’s Day-ஐ முன்னிட்டு, அன்பு, நட்பு மற்றும் மகிழ்ச்சி பகிர்வு ஆகியவற்றை முன்னிறுத்தும் வகையில் அமைக்கப்பட்டது. திட்டம் நான்கு கட்டங்களாக செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டது.
கட்டம் 1 – Wellawatte Boys Industrial Home இல் மகிழ்ச்சி பகிர்வு
பிப்ரவரி 18 அன்று நடைபெற்ற இந்த கட்டத்தில், 10 முதல் 19 வயது மாணவர்களுடன் விளையாட்டுகள், பாடல்கள் மற்றும் குழு செயல்பாடுகள் மூலம் அர்த்தமுள்ள நேரம் செலவிடப்பட்டது. பரிசுகள், உணவு மற்றும் பானங்கள் வழங்கப்பட்டு, மகிழ்ச்சியான சூழல் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது.
கட்டம் 2 – நேபாளத்துடன் பண்பாட்டு பரிமாற்றம்
பிப்ரவரி 27 அன்று Zoom மூலம் நடைபெற்ற இந்த நிகழ்வில், இரு நாடுகளின் பண்பாடு, பாரம்பரியம் மற்றும் வாழ்க்கை முறை அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. இது இரு கழகங்களின் உறவை வலுப்படுத்தியது.
கட்டம் 3 – “Compassion” கூட்டு வெளியீடு
“Compassion” என்ற தலைப்பில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட இந்த bulletin, அன்பு மற்றும் சமூக முன்னேற்றத்தை ஊக்குவிக்கும் வகையில் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது. இது மார்ச் 16 அன்று வெளியிடப்பட்டது.
கட்டம் 4 – கூட்டு பொதுக்கூட்டம்
மார்ச் 18 அன்று நடைபெற்ற இந்த கூட்டத்தில், திட்டத்தின் வெற்றி மற்றும் அனுபவங்கள் பகிரப்பட்டன. இது கூட்டாண்மையை மேலும் வலுப்படுத்தியது.
JOY 5.0 திட்டம் ஒத்துழைப்பு, அன்பு மற்றும் பண்பாட்டு பரிமாற்றத்தின் முக்கியத்துவத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தியது. இது Rotaract இன் உண்மையான மதிப்புகளை – சேவை, நட்பு மற்றும் உலகளாவிய புரிதல் — பிரதிபலித்தது.
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