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Peradeniya University Alumni Colombo Chapter celebrates World Children’s Day 2025
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Sri Lanka celebrates World Children’s Day on October 1 and the day focuses on raising awareness about children’s rights and welfare with various events and programmes to build a better world for them.
The Social and Cultural Committee of the Alumni Association of the Colombo Chapter chaired by Kumudini Kulatunga selected the Gangodawila Girl’s Child Development Centre of All Ceylon Buddhist Congress this year to enhance the welfare of the children.
The association provided breakfast, lunch and evening tea to the children and the staff on October 4, in celebration of World Children’s Day. In addition, stationery, kitchen equipment, sanitary items, weighing scale, rubber slippers, LED bulbs, dairy products, food items and dry provisions etc were donated to the Child Development Centre with the contribution of the members.
Representatives of the association appreciated the variety entertainment performed by the children of various ages.
The children and staff of the centre expressed their gratitude to the association led by President Palitha Siyambalapitiya.