Year 2013 ended with members gatherings

Members of the children's club and Girl Guides had their year end party on 22nd Sunday. Children themselves organized this gathering to share the joy of both Christmas and the upcoming New year. Children had a chat on their experiences during the year 2013 with the YMCA and lots of good memories were shared by children. Annual trip, Camp with Taichung youth, Childrens Gathering, Christmas Concert were among the highlights of their sharing. All the children were given a with a Christmas gift packet from the YMCA.

Children's gathering was followed up with the members gathering in the evening which lasted till late in the night. Youth were responsible in organizing this event. Baroque night was a lot of fun and Karoke singing and fun games kept all the members happy.

Year 2013 ended with happiness and  joy with a lots of expectations for the new year 2014...

Children receiving gifts

Fun games

More dances

Barbecue

Pamunugama Children Performed at the Annual Christmas Concert.

Children of the YMCA of Pamunugama had their Annual Christmas Concert on 9th December, 2013 at the YMCA Main Hall. Christmas Concert is an annual event which takes a lot of preparations for months and all the preparations paid off at the concert in-front of a large crowd. Children representing the Pre-School, Children's Club and Girl guides performed at the concert.

There were dances, dramas as well as carrols on the stage by the children. Annual Christmas event has been the best floor for children of the YMCA of Pamunugama to show-off their skills in-front of parents, friends and other villagers.

Welcoming the President for the event

Welcome Speech by kids

Alien Dance

Act by Children's Club and Guides

Kitchen dance by Pre-School Kids

Carols by Guides and Children's Club

Christmas Drama

Large Crowd Gathered for the Concert

Photographs: Aruna Pathirage

New Equipments for Life Agriculture Project Members

Further to the training and workshops conducted on organic farming a set of equipment were also provided to the members of the YMCA Life Agriculture Project Members in Horowpothana area. Destribution was held on 20 November 2013 at Horowpothana.

Rev Piyarathana Thero (Priest of Horowpothana) who has been very helpful with implementing the project also attended the event along with 25 beneficiaries.

Observing Religion before commencing 

Rev Piyarathana Thero handing over the first tool

25 members of the group

Agricultural Instructor educates the 25 families of the YMCA Life Agriculture Project

YMCA of Pamunugama organized a training programme for the 25 members of Life Agriculrural Project in Horowpothana. Beneficiaries were educated on managing a home garden. Further they were given tips on how to pick different plants for their gaden depending on the season, and the soil and the need for nutriciants.

Programme was conducted by Mr. Dhammika who is the Government Agricultural Instructor in the Horowpothana area on 19 Noveber, 2013.

Communicative English Programme launched!!!

Communicative English Programme of the YMCA of Pamunugama was launched on 09 November, 2013. This will be a course of four months where the students (participants) will get a chance to practice English as a language. 

Apart of the weekly classes, there will be two camps during these four months to give more opportunities to the students to practically experience the English language. English has been considered as yet another subject where they have to sit for an written exam in the school. This has created a big gap between the written and oral ability of English among young people.  YMCA of Pamunugama has been dreaming of starting a such a class for the students in the area whom do not have an enough economy to pay high to the Spoken English Training institutions in the country.

We specially thank the Com-Share-Foundation for sponsoring this programme. Come-Share foundation has been collaborating with the YMCA to provide number of scholarships to deserving students and to conduct extra educational classes for marginalized communities in various parts of Sri Lanka.

YMCA Communicative English Programme