Stand For Her

Women empowerment is not something that should be limited to theory, it must be put into action as well. Even though it is quite normalized in other countries, Menstruation is a topic that is seldom discussed is south Asian countries, especially like India and Sri Lanka. It is considered a taboo, even shameful among some communities to openly talk about menstruation. The myths that are surrounded, fear of being looked

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Healthy Menstrual Practices

Written by Rtr. Shayari Jayasooriya Translated to Sinhala by Rtr. Upeksha Rathnayake Translated to Tamil by Rtr. Fathima Zara Menstruation is a healthy and normal, albeit somewhat inconvenient, aspect of womanhood. Though an integral part of life, the ins and outs of it are not commonly taught to not only girls stepping into adolescence, but women in general. Likewise, good menstrual practices to are not prevalently shared among women. The

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Period Poverty in Sri Lanka

Written by Rtr. Himavi Nuhansa Translated to Sinhala by Rtr Rashini Sandeepani Translated to Tamil by Rtr. M. C. Kanula “Meeting the hygiene needs of all adolescent girls is a fundamental issue of human rights, dignity, and public health” -Sanjay Wijesekera, former UNICEF Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene- ‘Menstruation’ is a taboo topic that is rarely ever discussed publicly and freely and categorized by cultural stigma and shame across

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Impacts of Menstrual Products on the Environment.

By: – Kasuni Prasadini Somarathna Menstruation being a part of life for around 1.9 billion girls and women, menstrual products are amongst the most vital personal care products in the world. During menstruation, menstrual management products are used for feminine hygiene. Were you aware that an individual utilizes approximately 11,000 disposable sanitary pads in a lifetime? Even though we see these menstrual products such as tampons and pantyliners to be

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Blood donation campaign

“A donation of blood means a few minutes to you, but a lifetime for somebody else.” – Anonymous With the evolution of this competitive world, the people too have become extremely hard-pressed, which has led to a plethora of deadly diseases and accidents, moreover numerous disheartening life losses. The service sectors and NGOs throughout the globe are taking several efforts to make the global citizens aware of some depressing diseases,

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Thai Pongal

Thai Pongal, aka Maattu Pongal is an important day for Hindus that falls every year. This day is celebrated to thank the Sun, Mother Nature and the various farm animals that help to contribute to a bountiful harvest. Celebrated over four days, Pongal also marks the beginning of the Tamil month called Thai, which is considered an auspicious month. The Rotaract Club of Kandy took the initiative to celebrate this

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Virtual Voice

If you can speak, you can influence. If you can influence, you can change lives. As such is how important public speaking and presentation skills are. Even though speaking in public is a skill that many do not tend to improve, it is proven that people who are fearless to make a point in public with confidence are much likely to move forward in the ever developing world. The project

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Vibes of Perahera

Esala Maha Perhera Mangalyaya 2021 Live stream “Esala Maha Perhera Mangalyaya 2021 Live stream” is a project initiated and conducted successfully by the Rotaract Club of Kandy. Kandy Esala Maha Perhera is a major cultural event in Sri Lanka and usually many people gather in Kandy city annually to witness and get blessings from the sacred tooth relic. But due to the prevailing pandemic situation in the country, this was

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Mini Super Heroes

Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow. Children are the greatest asset of a nation and if is our responsibility to ensure them a better future. They are the seeds of our giant tree who will take up the world in a few years. Therefore Children’s day is recognized by

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HOPE

‘Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness’ says Desmond Tutu. Many of our own Sri Lankans are going through difficult times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking a single step even to reach and help them in way possible will immensely aid in overcoming this battle. Project ‘Hope’ carried out by the Rotaract Club of Kandy was implemented with the sole motive

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