Youth Action for Just Peace - Youth initiative for a just society

Steering Committee Meeting on 11 January, 2016 @ YMCA

Youth Action for Just Peace is a project conducted by the YMCA of Pamunugama with the support of Asia Pacific Alliance of YMCAs through the National Council of YMCAs of Sri Lanka. Under this project Pamunugama YMCA will work with 6 different groups covering different parts of Sri Lanka. 


During the six month short project the following objectives are to be achieved together with the participating groups.

• Create an awareness on the need for Just Peace for peaceful co-existence and development of persons and the nation.
• Support the reconciliation process required with the cessation of 30 year conflict in the country.
• Create a network of peace workers in the local YMCAs and other youth groups.

Under this project a National Conference to be organized in April 2017 to educate and develop the skills among young people enhancing their capacities to become the Agents of Just Peace in their local communities. Following the National Event, the groups will be supported through the project to organize local level initiatives. 

As the first step, the steering committee met with the participation and leadership of young people of Pamunugama YMCA on 11 January, 2017. Leaders of participating groups are scheduled to be met on 26th January to further discuss and arrange the future activities. 

Visit of Bronnoysund Scout leaders

Ms Kirsten and Mr. Jens Kristian are scout leaders of Bronnoysund YMCA YWCA Scout group. They are currently on a personal visit to Sri Lanka to attend the wedding of Lahiru who is a Scout leader of Mpratuwa Island Rovers troop which is the friendship group of Bronnoysund Scouts in Sri Lanka. Kirsten and Jens visited Pamunugama on 10th and 11th. During their visit they met several of their friends, scouts, guides, staff of Pamunugama YMCA and Pre-School kids.

Gifts for new year for the children in need

Youth and staff of Pamunugama YMCA visited Pamunugama Children's Home on 06 January, 2016. As usual they brought gifts along with them for the girls who live in this house (over 50 orphans live in this house).

Pamunugama YMCA thank Ms Sharmina Niles who lives in Australia for sending gifts for the children with the support of Christian community there.

Year ends with get-togethers

Pamunugama YMCA ended the year with get-togethers. Children members of the YMCA had their year get-together on 22 December 2016 and the adult members and youth members had their year end get-together on 23 December, 2016. 

Members enjoyed the events where they played party games, sang songs and had dinner together. Around 35 children members and 35 adult members joined the events. Gifts were distributed among children's members and gifts to the winners of games also were awarded. 

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Pamunugama YMCA children go door to door with Christmas Messege

Children members of Pamunugama YMCA visited homes in the village singing Christmas Carols on 21 December, 2017. They also brought gifts to the children those who live in the homes visited.

Pamunugama YMCA Annual Children Concert held colorfully

Arrival of Chief guests

Year End Children concert is an annual event of Pamunugama YMCA where the children members and Pre-school kids of Pamunugama YMCA perform their talents in front of the relatives, invitees, villagers on the Pamunugama YMCA Main Hall stage. 

This year the event was held on 11 December with a participation of over 200 of audience. During the two hour concert, Pre-school school kids performed number of dancing and acts while the children;s club, Girl guides and scouts also performed several dancing acts and a drama. Carols also were sung by the Guides and scouts during the concert. 

Mr. Nirmal De Fonseka who is the President of the National Council of YMCAs of Sri Lanka (NCYSL) and Mr. Charles Brownson who is the National General Secretary of NCYSL were the chief guests for the event. This is the first official visit of both Mr. Fonseka and Mr. Brownson since their appointments to their positions. 

Pamunugama YMCA thank all the parents, members, National Council of YMCAs of Sri Lanka, youth and children's club members for their tremendous contribution to make the Annual Concert 2016 a success.

Mr. Nirmal and Mr. Brownson enjoying the show

Address by the Chief Guest

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