The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award- Sri Lanka

22/11/2025

A very new The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Unit has been launched for 80 trainee teachers of the Meerigama and Hapitigama National Colleges of Education. This is a proud moment as we open more doors for leadership, skills development, and youth empowerment.

This programme was made possible through the dedication of Gampaha District Coordinator, Mr. Daminda Adikari.
To make the event successful and colourful, special support was given by Mr. Ramanan Selvanathan, National Director of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Sri Lanka, Ms. Kumuduni Rajapaksha, Provincial Director of NYSC, and Mr. Neil Kathriachchi from NYSC.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the Head of Hapitigama National College of Education and his wonderful team for their great support.

Wishing all the trainee teachers a bright and inspiring Award journey ahead!

මීරිගම හාපිටිගම් ජාතික අධ්‍යාපන විද්‍යා පිඨයේ අභ්‍යාසලාභි ගුරුවරුන් 80 දෙනෙකුගෙන් සමන්විත කණ්ඩායම සදහා එඩින්බරෝ ජාත්‍යන්තර තිළින ඒකකයක් ආරම්භ කිරිම!

National Youth Services Council-NYSC The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award

12/08/2025

11/08/2025

We are excited to share that we’ve received new opportunities for our Gold community. Some of these have come at short notice, offered as a compliment following our achievement of the Full License.

If you are a Gold Award alumnus or a current Gold participant with over 50% completion and aged between 18–28 years, this is your chance!

Selected participants will also volunteer with the National Youth Award Division for a minimum of two weeks before departure.

📝Apply now and don’t miss out on this opportunity to represent Sri Lanka internationally!

https://forms.gle/AgXRYLfxsNh33kN98

National Youth Services Council-NYSC

09/08/2025

Inspiring the next generation took centre stage on 08 July 2025 at the Coexistence Workshop held at the Ja-Ela Divisional Secretariat Auditorium in Gampaha District. District Coordinator Mr. Adikari and his team led an engaging awareness session for school students, sparking curiosity and excitement about the Award Programme.

Through interactive discussions, they highlighted how the Award can help young people develop skills, embrace challenges, and discover their full potential. The session left students motivated to begin their own Award journey, opening doors to personal growth and new opportunities.

09/08/2025

On 06 July 2025, District Coordinator Mr. Adikari and his team conducted an awareness programme at the community hall of the Delathura Grama Niladhari Division, within the Wattala Divisional Secretariat Division of Gampaha District.

The programme aimed to educate youth and the community about the Award Programme and its opportunities.

04/08/2025

Award Training at Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya, Nildandahinna – 2nd August 2025

As part of our continued outreach in the Nuwara Eliya district, a training session was held at Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya, Nildandahinna on 2nd August 2025.

The session was facilitated by District Coordinator Sathish Sivalingam and overviewed by National Director Ramanan Selvanathan, with support from Executive Secretary Neil Kathriachchi.

We appreciate the cooperation of the school and the enthusiastic participation of the students and staff. This marks another step forward in strengthening the Award Programme in the central region.

04/08/2025

On 1st August 2025, the Award team visited the Nuwara Eliya district as part of its ongoing efforts to expand the programme across the country. The visit was led by National Director Ramanan Selvanathan and Executive Secretary Neil Kathriachchi, with coordination by District Coordinator Sathish Sivalingam.

The programme introduction took place at Sumangala Maha Vidyalaya, Agarapathana. This marks an important step in bringing the Award to more young people in the central highlands.

We look forward to seeing the Award grow in this region. Best wishes to the students and everyone involved in taking this forward.
National Youth Services Council-NYSC

01/08/2025

We successfully concluded a two-day Award Leaders’ Training Programme on the 28th and 29th of July 2025 for all Award Leaders from the Kurunegala District. This training was designed as a refresher to strengthen their knowledge, update them on the latest processes, and ensure consistent and high-quality delivery of the Award in the region.

The sessions were led by Mr. Ramanan Selvanathan, National Director of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Sri Lanka, along with, Mr. Ashoka Weliange, Assistant Director and Ms. Sajanthi Wickramage, lead trainer. The training created a great space for discussion, learning, and building connections among Award Leaders.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to Mr. Ajantha S. Wijethilaka, North Western Provincial Director, for his continuous support and guidance.

We also deeply appreciate the efforts of Mr. Wasantha, Assistant Director for Kurunegala District, and the strong coordination support from Mr. Lakshman and Mr. Rajapaksha, the District Coordinator, who all played a key role in making this training a success.

Together, we continue to grow the Award and inspire more young people across Sri Lanka.

29/07/2025

‘එඩින්බරෝ ආදිපාද ජාත්‍යන්තර තිළිණ‘ වැඩසටහනෙන් තරුණ සේවා සභාවට NAO බලපත්‍රයක්

එඩින්බරෝ ආදිපාද ජාත්‍යන්තර තිළිණ වැඩසටහන වෙනුවෙන් ජාතික තරුණ සේවා සභාවට වසර 45 කට පසු පළමු වරට පූර්ණ NAO බලපත්‍රයක් ලබා දී තිබේ.

රටවල් 130ක ක්‍රියාත්මක එඩින්බරෝ ආදිපාද තිළිණ වැඩසටහන, ජාතික තරුණ සේවා සභාව හරහා මේ වන විටත් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව තුළ ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙමින් පවතී.

තරුණ තරුණියන්ගේ පෞරුෂත්වය, නායකත්වය, කුසලතා වර්ධනය කරමින් ජාතික හා ජාත්‍යන්තර අභියෝග ජයගත හැකි තාරුණ්‍යයක් නිර්මාණය කිරීම එඩින්බරෝ වැඩසටහනේ අරමුණයි.

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