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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As We Unite For Her

Fierce soul. Brave heart. Strong mind. That’s what a woman is. There’s no limit to what a woman can achieve. Living in a world that continuously tries to put down women and what they do, it is crucial that we, as a society, step forward to set things right and break the traditional taboos of gender roles. Women empowerment isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about

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The Brain Coach

The gradually transforming globe always makes us walk through various kinds of emotions, some are pleasant and gives happiness and satisfaction, while some are unpleasant causing depression and anxiety. The project “The Brain Coach” was designed at a traumatic period like COVID 19 pandemic to help people to escape from the stress which is a result of past and present stressful events and uncertain future that awaits to come, and

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Act 2.0 Aswasilla

As the quote goes “We Rise by Lifting Others”; it has always been the motto of The Rotaract Club of Kandy to bring about a change in the life of someone who is in dire need of our aid and support. Ever since the start of the Covid 19 Pandemic, many people in our society have been overwhelmed by the issues aroused by it. In times where poverty stricken and

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