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International Youth Day 2026 🌍✨Today, CEYSD celebrates the energy, ideas and courage of young people who are creating po...
14/08/2026

International Youth Day 2026 🌍✨

Today, CEYSD celebrates the energy, ideas and courage of young people who are creating positive change in their communities. Let’s empower youth to lead with peace, dignity, equality, digital responsibility and active citizenship—because young people are not only the future, they are leaders of change today. 💙🌱

Together, let’s build a just, peaceful and inclusive world.
2026 ජාත්‍යන්තර තරුණ දිනය 🌍✨

අද, CEYSD තම ප්‍රජාවන් තුළ ධනාත්මක වෙනසක් ඇති කරන තරුණ තරුණියන්ගේ ශක්තිය, අදහස් සහ ධෛර්යය සමරයි. සාමය, ගෞරවය, සමානාත්මතාවය, ඩිජිටල් වගකීම සහ ක්‍රියාකාරී පුරවැසිභාවය සමඟ නායකත්වය දීමට තරුණයින්ට බලය ලiබා දෙමු - මන්ද තරුණයින් අනාගතය පමණක් නොව, අද වෙනසේ නායකයින් ද වේ. 💙🌱

එකට, සාධාරණ, සාමකාමී සහ ඇතුළත් ලෝකයක් ගොඩනඟමු.

சர்வதேச இளைஞர் தினம் 2026 🌍✨

இன்று, தங்கள் சமூகங்களில் நேர்மறையான மாற்றத்தை உருவாக்கும், கண்ணியம், சமத்துவம், டிஜிட்டல் பொறுப்பு மற்றும் செயல்திறன் மிக்க குடியுரிமையுடன் வழிநடத்த இளைஞர்களுக்கு நாம் வலுவூட்டுவோம்—ஏனெனில் இளைஞர்கள் எதிர்காலம் மட்டுமல்ல, அவர்கள் இன்றைய மாற்றத்தின் தலைவர்களும் ஆவர். 💙🌱

ஒன்றாக இணைந்து, ஒரு நீதியான, அமைதியான மற்றும் அனைவரையும் உள்ளடக்கிய உலகத்தை உருவாக்குவோம்.

Strengthening Land Mediation for Peaceful CommunitiesOn 9th and 10th May 2026, the Centre for Youth and Social Developme...
26/07/2026

Strengthening Land Mediation for Peaceful Communities

On 9th and 10th May 2026, the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) successfully conducted two Capacity Building Workshops for Land Mediation Board Members under the "Civic Action for Empowerment, Justice and Governance in Sri Lanka" project.

The workshops brought together 38 newly appointed Land Mediation Board Members to strengthen their knowledge and practical skills in land mediation, dialogue, and peaceful dispute resolution. Through interactive sessions and practical discussions, participants enhanced their understanding of mediation processes, legal frameworks, ethical responsibilities, and community-based conflict resolution approaches.

The initiative recorded a 48% increase in participants' knowledge, reflecting the positive impact of the training and the importance of investing in local justice mechanisms.

By strengthening the capacities of Land Mediation Boards, CEYSD continues to promote peaceful communities, equitable access to justice, and inclusive local governance across Sri Lanka.

Together, we are building stronger institutions and resolving conflicts through dialogue.

සාමකාමී ප්‍රජාවක් සඳහා ඉඩම් මැදිහත්වීම් ශක්තිමත් කරමු

2026 මැයි 9 සහ 10 යන දිනවල, මධ්‍යස්ථ යෞවන හා සමාජ සංවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානය (CEYSD) විසින් "ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පුරවැසි ක්‍රියාකාරිත්වය, යුක්තිය සහ යහපාලනය සවිබල ගැන්වීම" ව්‍යාපෘතිය යටතේ ඉඩම් මැදිහත්වීම් මණ්ඩල සාමාජිකයින් සඳහා ධාරිතා සංවර්ධන වැඩමුළු සාර්ථකව පවත්වන ලදී.

මෙම වැඩමුළුවලදී නව පත්වීම් ලැබූ ඉඩම් මැදිහත්වීම් මණ්ඩල සාමාජිකයින් 38 දෙනෙකු ඉඩම් ආරවුල් සාමකාමීව විසඳීම, මැදිහත්වීමේ ක්‍රියාපටිපාටි, නීතිමය රාමුව, සදාචාරාත්මක වගකීම් සහ ප්‍රජා මට්ටමේ සංවාද මඟින් ගැටලු විසඳීම පිළිබඳ දැනුම හා කුසලතා වර්ධනය කර ගත්හ.

මෙම පුහුණුවේ ප්‍රතිඵලයක් ලෙස සහභාගී වූවන්ගේ දැනුම 48% කින් ඉහළ ගොස් ඇති අතර, සාමකාමී ගැටුම් නිරාකරණය සහ යුක්තියට ප්‍රවේශය ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සඳහා මෙවැනි වැඩසටහන්වල වැදගත්කම තහවුරු විය.

ශක්තිමත් ආයතන – සාමකාමී ප්‍රජාවන් සඳහා එකමුතුව ඉදිරියට යමු.

அமைதியான சமூகங்களுக்காக நில மத்தியஸ்தத்தை வலுப்படுத்துவோம்

2026 மே 9 மற்றும் 10 ஆகிய தினங்களில், இளைஞர் மற்றும் சமூக அபிவிருத்தி மையம் (CEYSD), "இலங்கையில் குடிமக்கள் செயற்பாடு, நீதி மற்றும் நல்லாட்சியை வலுப்படுத்துதல்" திட்டத்தின் கீழ் நில மத்தியஸ்த சபை உறுப்பினர்களுக்கான திறன் மேம்பாட்டு பயிற்சி நிகழ்ச்சிகளை வெற்றிகரமாக நடத்தியது.

இந்த பயிற்சியில் புதிதாக நியமிக்கப்பட்ட 38 நில மத்தியஸ்த சபை உறுப்பினர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டு, நிலத் தகராறுகளை அமைதியான முறையில் தீர்ப்பது, மத்தியஸ்த நடைமுறைகள், சட்ட அடிப்படை, ஒழுக்கப் பொறுப்புகள் மற்றும் சமூக உரையாடல் மூலம் முரண்பாடுகளைத் தீர்ப்பதற்கான திறன்களை மேம்படுத்திக் கொண்டனர்.

இந்த பயிற்சியின் மூலம் பங்கேற்பாளர்களின் அறிவு 48% அதிகரித்தது, இது சமூக மட்டத்தில் நீதி, நல்லாட்சி மற்றும் அமைதியான முரண்பாடு தீர்வை வலுப்படுத்துவதில் இத்தகைய முயற்சிகளின் முக்கியத்துவத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது.

வலுவான நிறுவனங்கள் – அமைதியான சமூகங்களுக்கான எங்கள் உறுதியான பயணம் தொடர்கிறது.

Heroes of Hope: Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2026The Centre for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) proudly organized...
25/07/2026

Heroes of Hope: Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2026

The Centre for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) proudly organized the "Heroes of Hope: Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2026" Certificate Awarding Ceremony to recognize the outstanding commitment and dedication of the young volunteers who actively participated in the Dithwa Cleaning and Restoration Initiative in Kandy District.

Held on 26 May 2026 at the Caritas SED Galle Auditorium Hall, the ceremony celebrated the invaluable contribution of 35 dedicated youth volunteers who worked tirelessly to support affected communities during the cleaning and early recovery efforts.

following the disaster.

The event was graced by Mr. Mahesh Karunanayake, Secretary of the Southern Provincial Council, as the Chief Guest, who presented certificates of appreciation and commended the volunteers for their selfless service, compassion, and commitment to community resilience.

This recognition ceremony was more than an award presentation it was a tribute to the power of youth volunteerism, solidarity, and collective action in helping communities recover and rebuild after times of crisis.

CEYSD extends its heartfelt gratitude to every volunteer, partner, and supporter who made the Dithwa Cleaning and Restoration Initiative a meaningful success. Your dedication has inspired hope and demonstrated that together, we can build stronger and more resilient communities.

"When communities needed hope, our youth answered with action."

බලාපොරොත්තුවේ වීරයන්: ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයින් ඇගයීමේ උත්සවය 2026

මධ්‍යස්ථ යෞවන හා සමාජ සංවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානය (CEYSD) විසින් " බලාපොරොත්තුවේ වීරයන්: ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයින් ඇගයීමේ උත්සවය 2026" සහතික ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය 2026 මැයි 26 වන දින Caritas SED Galle Auditorium Hall හිදී සාර්ථකව පැවැත්වීය.

දිත්වා ආපදා තත්ත්වයෙන් පසු මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ සිදු කළ පිරිසිදු කිරීමේ හා ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ කටයුතු සඳහා සෘජුවම දායක වූ තරුණ ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයින් 35 දෙනෙකු මෙම අවස්ථාවේදී ඇගයීමට ලක්කර සහතිකපත් ප්‍රදානය කරන ලදී.

මෙම උත්සවයේ ප්‍රධාන ආරාධිත අමුත්තා ලෙස දකුණු පළාත් සභාවේ ලේකම් ගරු මහේෂ් කරුණානායක මහතා සහභාගී වූ අතර, තරුණ ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයන්ගේ කැපවීම, මානුෂීය සේවය සහ සමාජ වගකීම ඉතා ඉහළින් අගය කළේය.

මෙය සහතික ප්‍රදානෝත්සවයක් පමණක් නොව, අර්බුදකාරී අවස්ථාවකදී ප්‍රජාව වෙනුවෙන් ඉදිරියට පැමිණි තරුණයන්ගේ මානුෂීය සේවාවට ගෞරව දැක්වූ විශේෂ අවස්ථාවක් ද විය.

අප සමඟ එක්ව මෙම සමාජ මෙහෙවර සාර්ථක කළ සියලුම ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයින්ට, හවුල්කරුවන්ට සහ සහයෝගය ලබාදුන් සියලු දෙනාට CEYSD ආයතනයේ හෘදයාංගම ස්තුතිය පුදකරමු.

"ප්‍රජාවට අවශ්‍ය වූයේ බලාපොරොත්තුවයි. අපගේ තරුණයන් එය ක්‍රියාවෙන් ලබා දුන්නා."

நம்பிக்கையின் நாயகர்கள்: தன்னார்வலர் பாராட்டு விழா 2026

இளைஞர் மற்றும் சமூக அபிவிருத்தி மையம் (CEYSD) ஏற்பாடு செய்த " நம்பிக்கையின் நாயகர்கள்: தன்னார்வலர் பாராட்டு விழா 2026" 2026 மே 26 ஆம் தேதி Caritas SED Galle Auditorium Hall இல் சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது.

தித்த்வா அனர்த்தத்திற்குப் பின்னர் கண்டி மாவட்டத்தில் முன்னெடுக்கப்பட்ட சுத்திகரிப்பு மற்றும் மறுசீரமைப்பு பணிகளில் நேரடியாக ஈடுபட்ட 35 இளைஞர் தன்னார்வலர்கள் இந்த நிகழ்வில் கௌரவிக்கப்பட்டு சான்றிதழ்கள் வழங்கப்பட்டன.

இந்த நிகழ்வின் பிரதம விருந்தினராக, தென் மாகாண சபையின் செயலாளர் திரு. மஹேஷ் கருணாநாயக்க அவர்கள் கலந்துகொண்டு, இளைஞர்களின் அர்ப்பணிப்பு, மனிதாபிமான சேவை மற்றும் சமூகப் பொறுப்புணர்வை பாராட்டினார்.

இந்த நிகழ்வு ஒரு சாதாரண சான்றிதழ் வழங்கும் விழா மட்டுமல்ல; பேரிடர் காலத்தில் மக்களுக்காக தன்னலமின்றி சேவையாற்றிய இளைஞர்களின் அர்ப்பணிப்பை கௌரவிக்கும் சிறப்பான தருணமாக அமைந்தது.

இந்த மனிதாபிமான முயற்சியை வெற்றிகரமாக்கிய அனைத்து தன்னார்வலர்களுக்கும், பங்காளிகளுக்கும், ஆதரவாளர்களுக்கும் CEYSD தனது மனமார்ந்த நன்றியைத் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறது.

"சமூகத்திற்கு நம்பிக்கை தேவைப்பட்ட நேரத்தில், எங்கள் இளைஞர்கள் செயலால் பதிலளித்தனர்."

Happy Birthday, Mr. Sameera!On behalf of the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) family, we extend our warme...
20/07/2026

Happy Birthday, Mr. Sameera!

On behalf of the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) family, we extend our warmest birthday wishes to Mr. Sameera, one of our dedicated Directors and a valued leader of our organization.

Your unwavering commitment, leadership, and continuous support have played an important role in the growth and development of CEYSD. Your guidance, encouragement, and active participation have strengthened our mission to empower young people and build peaceful, inclusive communities.

Your dedication, generosity, and willingness to stand with CEYSD through every challenge and success have been truly inspiring. We sincerely appreciate the time, effort, and passion you have invested in our organization and the positive impact you continue to make.

On this special day, we wish you good health, happiness, success, and many more years of meaningful achievements. May the year ahead bring you abundant blessings, new opportunities, and continued success in all your personal and professional endeavors.

🎂 Happy Birthday, Mr. Sameera!
Thank you for being an invaluable part of the CEYSD journey.

With warm wishes,
Centre for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD)

🌱 Intersectoral Dialogue on Land Disputes📅 26 May 2026📍 Caritas SED-Galle, GalleCEYSD successfully brought together 40 r...
09/07/2026

🌱 Intersectoral Dialogue on Land Disputes

📅 26 May 2026
📍 Caritas SED-Galle, Galle

CEYSD successfully brought together 40 representatives from Local Government, Land Mediation Boards, civil society, legal professionals, media, and affected communities to strengthen collaboration on land rights and dispute resolution.

The dialogue focused on identifying key land issues, improving institutional coordination, and building practical referral pathways to promote peaceful, inclusive, and rights-based solutions.

🌱 ඉඩම් ආරවුල් පිළිබඳ අන්තර්-අංශීය සංවාදය

📅 2026 මැයි 26
📍 Caritas SED – ගාල්ල

CEYSD විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද මෙම සංවාදයට ප්‍රාදේශීය පාලන ආයතන, ඉඩම් මැදිහත්කරණ මණ්ඩල, සිවිල් සමාජ සංවිධාන, නීතිඥයින්, මාධ්‍යවේදීන් සහ ඉඩම් ගැටලුවලින් පීඩාවට පත් ප්‍රජා නියෝජිතයන් ඇතුළුව 40 දෙනෙකු සහභාගී විය.

මෙහිදී ඉඩම් ගැටලු හඳුනා ගැනීම, ආයතන අතර සම්බන්ධීකරණය ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සහ සාධාරණ, සාමකාමී හා අයිතිවාසිකම් මත පදනම් වූ විසඳුම් සඳහා එක්ව කටයුතු කිරීම පිළිබඳ වටිනා සංවාදයක් පැවැත්විණි.

🌱 நிலத் தகராறுகள் தொடர்பான பல்துறை கலந்துரையாடல்

📅 26 மே 2026
📍 Caritas SED – காலி

CEYSD ஏற்பாடு செய்த இந்நிகழ்வில் உள்ளூராட்சி உறுப்பினர்கள், நில மத்தியஸ்த சபை உறுப்பினர்கள், சிவில் சமூக அமைப்புகள், சட்டத்தரணிகள், ஊடகப் பிரதிநிதிகள் மற்றும் நிலப் பிரச்சினைகளால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட சமூக பிரதிநிதிகள் உள்ளிட்ட 40 பேர் பங்கேற்றனர்.

இந்த கலந்துரையாடல் மூலம் முக்கிய நிலப் பிரச்சினைகள் அடையாளம் காணப்பட்டதுடன், நிறுவனங்களுக்கிடையிலான ஒத்துழைப்பை வலுப்படுத்தி, நியாயமான, அமைதியான மற்றும் உரிமை அடிப்படையிலான தீர்வுகளை உருவாக்குவதற்கான நடைமுறை வழிகள் ஆராயப்பட்டன.

🚨 BREAK THE SILENCE | Stand for Justice📅 19 May 2026📍 Galle TownWomen leaders, civil society representatives, youth, med...
08/07/2026

🚨 BREAK THE SILENCE | Stand for Justice

📅 19 May 2026
📍 Galle Town

Women leaders, civil society representatives, youth, media professionals, and community members united through the Break the Silence Women's Collective to demand justice, accountability, and stronger protection for women and children.

This peaceful public advocacy campaign called for an independent, impartial, and victim-centred legal process, while reaffirming that no one is above the law and every survivor deserves dignity, protection, and justice.

Together with our partner organizations, we continue to strengthen women's leadership, amplify community voices, and build a society where violence is never tolerated and justice is accessible to all.

🟣 Break the Silence.
🟣 Stand for Justice.

🚨 නිහඬතාවය බිඳිමු | යුක්තිය වෙනුවෙන් එකමුතුවෙමු

📅 2026 මැයි 19
📍 ගාල්ල නගරය

Break the Silence Women's Collective හි සංවිධානයෙන් කාන්තා නායිකාවන්, සිවිල් සමාජ සංවිධාන, තරුණ නායකයින්, මාධ්‍යවේදීන් සහ ප්‍රජා නියෝජිතයන් පිරිසක් එක්ව කාන්තාවන් සහ ළමුන් සඳහා යුක්තිය, වගවීම සහ ආරක්ෂාව ඉල්ලා සාමකාමී මහජන විරෝධතාවයකට එක්විය.

නීතියට ඉහළින් කිසිවෙකු නොමැත.
සෑම දරුවෙකුටම ආරක්ෂාවත්, සෑම වින්දිතයෙකුටම යුක්තියත් හිමි විය යුතුය.

💜 නිහඬතාවය බිඳිමු.
💜 දරුවන් රකිමු.
💜 යුක්තිය වෙනුවෙන් එකමුතුවෙමු.

🚨 மௌனக் கலாச்சாரத்தை உடைப்போம் | நீதிக்காக ஒன்றுபடுவோம்

📅 19 மே 2026
📍 காலி நகரம்

Break the Silence Women's Collective ஏற்பாட்டில், பெண்கள் தலைவர்கள், சிவில் சமூக அமைப்புகள், இளைஞர்கள், ஊடகவியலாளர்கள் மற்றும் சமூக பிரதிநிதிகள் உட்பட, பெண்கள் மற்றும் குழந்தைகளுக்கான நீதி, பொறுப்புக்கூறல் மற்றும் பாதுகாப்பை வலியுறுத்தும் அமைதியான பொதுமக்கள் விழிப்புணர்வு நடவடிக்கையில் ஒன்றிணைந்தனர்.

சட்டத்திற்கு மேல் யாரும் இல்லை.
ஒவ்வொரு குழந்தைக்கும் பாதுகாப்பும், ஒவ்வொரு பாதிக்கப்பட்டவருக்கும் நீதியும் கிடைக்க வேண்டும்.

💜 அமைதியை உடைப்போம்.
💜 நீதிக்காக ஒன்றுபடுவோம்.

Happy Birthday Mr. Ganesh! 🎂Today, the Center for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) is delighted to celebrate the bir...
08/06/2026

Happy Birthday Mr. Ganesh! 🎂

Today, the Center for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) is delighted to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Ganesh, Founder of the Voluntary Organization for Vulnerable Community Development (VOVCOD) and a valued partner in our journey towards social justice and community empowerment.

Since 1992, Mr. Ganesh has dedicated his life to community service, social activism, and advocating for the rights and dignity of vulnerable communities. His unwavering commitment, leadership, and passion for positive social change have inspired countless individuals and organizations across Sri Lanka.

As a trusted partner of CEYSD, Mr. Ganesh has continuously contributed to strengthening communities, promoting justice, and empowering people to become active agents of change.

On this special day, we extend our heartfelt appreciation for his decades of service and wish him good health, happiness, strength, and continued success in all his future endeavors.

"True leadership is measured by the lives we touch and the communities we uplift."

Happy Birthday, Mr. Ganesh! May your year ahead be filled with joy, peace, and many more achievements.

30/05/2026

🪔Vesak Greetings from CEYSD 🪔

As we celebrate the sacred Vesak season, the Center for Youth and Social Development (CEYSD) extends its warmest wishes to all those observing this important occasion.

Vesak is a time to reflect on the values of compassion, wisdom, kindness, and peaceful coexistence. These timeless teachings remind us of our shared responsibility to build communities based on understanding, respect, and humanity.

At CEYSD, we believe that lasting peace begins with empathy, dialogue, and collective action. May this Vesak inspire us to strengthen social harmony, support one another, and contribute to a more inclusive and compassionate society.

🌼 May the light of Vesak bring:
🕊️ Peace to our communities
💛 Kindness to our hearts
🌍 Unity among all people
🌱 Hope for a brighter future

"Let the light of wisdom guide us towards peace, dignity, and understanding."

Happy Vesak!

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