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12/08/2026

Art Exhibition NAFSO - Y MESOC NAFSO Sri Lanka Youth Movement for Environmental and Social Change

_NAFSO Y-MESOC Art Exhibition_Celebrating _World Environment Day 2026_*Theme: Our Nature420+ artworks from young artists...
12/08/2026

_NAFSO Y-MESOC Art Exhibition_
Celebrating _World Environment Day 2026_
*Theme: Our Nature

420+ artworks from young artists across *all 17 districts* of Sri Lanka.
Through art, our youth speak for nature, climate justice & the future of our oceans.

Organized by *National Fisheries Solidarity – YMESOC*
Let’s protect what sustains us.
NAFSO Sri Lanka

World Environment Day 2026 – Art Exhibition: “Our Nature” 🌍  Organized by National Fisheries Solidarity – YMESOC  Celebr...
11/08/2026

World Environment Day 2026 – Art Exhibition: “Our Nature” 🌍
Organized by National Fisheries Solidarity – YMESOC
Celebrating creativity from across the island!
We received 420+ artworks from young artists in all 17 districts.
Congratulations to the Winner of the 16-18 Age Category! 🏆

Nafso Youth - Age 19-35 art Competition winner

1. T M M A Thennakoon - Kurunagala District
2. ⁠J Harishanth - Batticolo District
3. ⁠Thavagesarasa Thivyapriya - Ampara District
4. ⁠Fathima sulpika - Puttalam District
5. ⁠R.A.N. Abhimani - Matara District
6. ⁠M. Johnsiya - Vavniya District
7. ⁠L.G.T.N. Dilshani - Kaluthara District
8. ⁠A.J. Farhana- Vavniya District
9. ⁠Ravichandran - vavniya District
10. ⁠W A M T Fenando - Gampaha District

Through art, our youth voice for nature, climate justice & a sustainable future.


ලෝක පරිසර දිනය 2026 – චිත්‍ර ප්‍රදර්ශනය: “අපේ ස්වභාවය” 🌍
සංවිධානය: ජාතික ධීවර සහයෝගිතා ව්‍යාපාරය – YMESOC
දිවයිනේ දිස්ත්‍රික්ක 17න් ම තරුණ ශිල්පීන්ගෙන් චිත්‍ර 420+ කට වැඩි ප්‍රමාණයක් ලැබුණි.
වයස 16-18 කාණ්ඩයේ ජයග්‍රාහකයාට සුබ පැතුම්! 🏆
කලාව තුළින් තරුණ පරපුර ස්වභාවය සහ දේශගුණික යුක්තිය වෙනුවෙන් හඬ නගයි.


உலக சுற்றுச்சூழல் தினம் 2026 – கலை கண்காட்சி: “எங்கள் இயற்கை” 🌍
ஏற்பாடு: தேசிய மீனவர் ஒற்றுமை – YMESOC
நாட்டின் 17 மாவட்டங்களிலிருந்தும் இளைஞர்களின் 420+ ஓவியங்கள் பெறப்பட்டன!
16-18 வயது பிரிவு வெற்றியாளருக்கு வாழ்துக்கள்! 🏆
கலையின் வழியே இளைஞர்கள் இயற்கைக்கும் காலநிலை நீதிக்கும் குரல் கொடுக்கிறார்கள்.

Ministry of Environment

World Environment Day 2026 – Art Exhibition: “Our Nature” 🌍  Organized by National Fisheries Solidarity – YMESOC  Celebr...
10/08/2026

World Environment Day 2026 – Art Exhibition: “Our Nature” 🌍
Organized by National Fisheries Solidarity – YMESOC
Celebrating creativity from across the island!
We received 420+ artworks from young artists in all 17 districts.
Congratulations to the Winner of the 16-18 Age Category! 🏆

Nafso Youth - Age 16-18 art Competition winner

1. G D S Silva - Gampaha District
2. ⁠T M K Thanakon - Kurnalagla District
3. ⁠R P M Sanviru - Matara District
4. ⁠M Yaisan - Vavniya District
5. ⁠A M E B Adhikari - Kurnalagla District
6. ⁠M S Gayansa -Galle District
7. ⁠G C R Fernando - Galle District
8. ⁠T Sajonikka - Ampara District
9. ⁠F. Hinan - Puttalam District
10. ⁠M B P R Fernando - Kaluthara District

Through art, our youth voice for nature, climate justice & a sustainable future.


ලෝක පරිසර දිනය 2026 – චිත්‍ර ප්‍රදර්ශනය: “අපේ ස්වභාවය” 🌍
සංවිධානය: ජාතික ධීවර සහයෝගිතා ව්‍යාපාරය – YMESOC
දිවයිනේ දිස්ත්‍රික්ක 17න් ම තරුණ ශිල්පීන්ගෙන් චිත්‍ර 420+ කට වැඩි ප්‍රමාණයක් ලැබුණි.
වයස 16-18 කාණ්ඩයේ ජයග්‍රාහකයාට සුබ පැතුම්! 🏆
කලාව තුළින් තරුණ පරපුර ස්වභාවය සහ දේශගුණික යුක්තිය වෙනුවෙන් හඬ නගයි.


உலக சுற்றுச்சூழல் தினம் 2026 – கலை கண்காட்சி: “எங்கள் இயற்கை” 🌍
ஏற்பாடு: தேசிய மீனவர் ஒற்றுமை – YMESOC
நாட்டின் 17 மாவட்டங்களிலிருந்தும் இளைஞர்களின் 420+ ஓவியங்கள் பெறப்பட்டன!
16-18 வயது பிரிவு வெற்றியாளருக்கு வாழ்துக்கள்! 🏆
கலையின் வழியே இளைஞர்கள் இயற்கைக்கும் காலநிலை நீதிக்கும் குரல் கொடுக்கிறார்கள்.

Ministry of Environment

Protecting Our Roots, Securing Our Future 🌊Today, on International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, t...
26/07/2026

Protecting Our Roots, Securing Our Future 🌊

Today, on International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, the Youth Movement for Environment and Social Change stands alongside NAFSO to highlight the vital importance of our coastal forests.

Mangroves are more than just trees—they are our frontline defense against coastal erosion, carbon sinks protecting our climate, and home to thousands of marine species that sustain local fishing communities.

Protecting these ecosystems requires collective action and youthful leadership. Together, we can ensure a greener, more resilient coastline for generations to come.

🟢 Join the movement. Protect our mangroves.

NAFSO Sri Lanka

Y-MESOC National Youth Committee Meeting 💪  Today at NAFSO Auditorium, youth leaders discussed the amendment process of ...
15/07/2026

Y-MESOC National Youth Committee Meeting 💪
Today at NAFSO Auditorium, youth leaders discussed the amendment process of the Y-MESOC Youth Constitution - By-laws, and new proposals on youth affairs & activities.
Focus: Strengthening youth leadership, climate justice, and active participation in fishing communities.
Building a stronger Y-MESOC together for the future! 🌱


Y-MESOC ජාතික තරුණ කමිටු රැස්වීම 💪
අද NAFSO ශ්‍රවණාගාරයේදී Y-MESOC තරුණ ව්‍යවස්ථාව - උප නීති සංශෝධන ක්‍රියාවලිය සහ තරුණ කටයුතු හා ක්‍රියාකාරකම් පිළිබඳ නව යෝජනා සාකච්ඡා කරන ලදී.
අරමුණ: තරුණ නායකත්වය, දේශගුණික යුක්තිය සහ ධීවර ප්‍රජාවන්හි ක්‍රියාකාරී සහභාගීත්වය ශක්තිමත් කිරීම.
එක්ව ශක්තිමත් Y-MESOC එකක් ගොඩනඟමු! 🌱
#තරුණනායකත්වය

Y-MESOC தேசிய இளைஞர் குழு கூட்டம் 💪
இன்று NAFSO கேட்போர் கூடத்தில், Y-MESOC இளைஞர் அரசியலமைப்பு - துணை விதிகள் திருத்த செயல்முறை மற்றும் இளைஞர் விவகாரங்கள் & செயல்பாடுகள் குறித்த புதிய முன்மொழிவுகள் விவாதிக்கப்பட்டன.
இளைஞர் தலைமைத்துவம், காலநிலை நீதி மற்றும் மீனவ சமூக பங்கேற்பை வலுப்படுத்துவதே நோக்கம்.
ஒன்றாக வலுவான Y-MESOC ஐ கட்டுவோம்! 🌱
#இளைஞர்தலைமைத்துவம்
NAFSO Sri Lanka Youth Movement for Environmental and Social Change

*Proud Moment | World Environment Day 2026 🌍💚*  We are honored that our *Tree Planting Campaign 17 District* was recogni...
15/07/2026

*Proud Moment | World Environment Day 2026 🌍💚*
We are honored that our *Tree Planting Campaign 17 District* was recognized as part of _World Environment Day 2026_ — the world’s largest platform for environmental action.

*Event:* Tree Planting Campaign 17 District
*Organized by:* National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO)
*Date:* 05th June 2026
*
Planting trees today for climate justice, healthier coasts, and stronger fishing communities tomorrow.
Thank you to UNEP, World Environment Day team, and everyone who supported us in taking action ! 💪🌱



பெருமையான தருணம் | உலக சுற்றாடல் தினம் 2026 🌍💚*
எங்கள் *17 மாவட்ட மர நடுகை பிரச்சாரம்* _உலக சுற்றாடல் தினம் 2026_ இன் ஒரு பகுதியாக அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டதில் நாங்கள் பெருமை கொள்கிறோம்.

*நிகழ்வு:* 17 மாவட்ட மர நடுகை பிரச்சாரம்
*ஏற்பாட்டாளர்:* தேசிய மீனவர் ஒருங்கிணைப்பு இயக்கம் (NAFSO)
*திகதி:* 2026-06-05

இன்று நாம் நடும் ஒவ்வொரு மரமும் காலநிலை நீதிக்கும், ஆரோக்கியமான கடற்கரைகளுக்கும், வலுவான மீனவ சமூகங்களுக்கும் வழிவகுக்கும்.
என்ற தொனிப்பொருளில் செயல்பட்ட அனைவருக்கும் நன்றி! 💪🌱

#மரநடுகை

*ආඩම්බර මොහොතක් | ලෝක පරිසර දිනය 2026 🌍💚*
අපගේ *දිස්ත්‍රික්ක 17 ගස් සිටුවීමේ ව්‍යාපාරය* _ලෝක පරිසර දිනය 2026_ හි කොටසක් ලෙස පිළිගැනීමට ලැබීම ගැන අපි ආඩම්බර වෙමු.

*ඉසව්ව:* දිස්ත්‍රික්ක 17 ගස් සිටුවීමේ ව්‍යාපාරය
*සංවිධායක:* ජාතික ධීවර සහයෝගිතා ව්‍යාපාරය (NAFSO)
*දිනය:* 2026-06-05
අද අප සිටුවන සෑම ගසක්ම දේශගුණික යුක්තිය, සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න වෙරළ සහ ශක්තිමත් ධීවර ප්‍රජාවන් සඳහා පදනමයි.
යන තේමාව යටතේ අප සමඟ එක් වූ සැමට ස්තූතියි! 💪🌱

#ගස්සිටුවීම
Youth Movement for Environmental and Social Change
NAFSO Sri Lanka

*Day 2 | SMART Survey Building Training 🌊*  Day 2 at Chinthana Learning Center focused on turning insights into action. ...
15/07/2026

*Day 2 | SMART Survey Building Training 🌊*
Day 2 at Chinthana Learning Center focused on turning insights into action. Youth leaders recapped Day 1, then worked on drafting survey documentation, compiling details using COP 30 guidelines, and did a *practical exercise on conducting surveys with community*. They also identified key issues in district reservoirs & lagoons.
The training ended with draft presentations, feedback, and closing — equipping youth mentors to lead data-driven climate justice in fishing communities! 💪

*දවස 2 | SMART සමීක්ෂණ ගොඩනැගීමේ පුහුණුව 🌊*
චින්තන ඉගෙනුම් මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ දෙවන දිනය: පළමු දිනයේ සමාලෝචනයකින් ආරම්භ විය. තරුණ නායකයින් සමීක්ෂණ ලියකියවිලි කෙටුම්පත් කිරීම, COP 30 මාර්ගෝපදේශ භාවිතයෙන් විස්තර සම්පාදනය කිරීම, ප්‍රජාව සමඟ සමීක්ෂණ *පැවැත්වීමේ ප්‍රායෝගික අභ්‍යාසය* සහ දිස්ත්‍රික් ජලාශ/කලපු වල ප්‍රධාන ගැටළු හඳුනාගැනීම පිළිබඳව කටයුතු කළහ.
කෙටුම්පත් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම්, ප්‍රතිපෝෂණ සහ අවසන් උත්සවයෙන් පුහුණුව අවසන් විය.ප්‍රජාවන් තුළ දත්ත මත පදනම් වූ දේශගුණික යුක්තිය සඳහා තරුණ උපදේශකයින් සූදානම් කිරීම! 💪
#දේශගුණිකයුක්තිය ීක්ෂණය

*நாள் 2 | ஸ்மார்ட் கணக்கெடுப்பு கட்டமைப்பு பயிற்சி 🌊*
சிந்தனை கற்றல் நிலையத்தில் நாள் 2: நாள் 1 மீள்பார்வையுடன் ஆரம்பமானது. இளைஞர் தலைவர்கள் கணக்கெடுப்பு ஆவணங்களை வரைவு செய்தல், COP 30 வழிகாட்டுதல்களை பயன்படுத்தி விவரங்களை தொகுத்தல், *சமூகத்துடன் கணக்கெடுப்பு நடத்துவதற்கான நடைமுறை பயிற்சி* மற்றும் மாவட்ட நீர்த்தேக்கங்கள்/கடல் ஏரிகளின் முக்கிய பிரச்சினைகளை அடையாளம் காணுதல் ஆகியவற்றில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.
வரைவு வழங்கல், கருத்துக்கள் மற்றும் நிறைவு விழாவுடன் பயிற்சி நிறைவடைந்தது. தரவு சார்ந்த காலநிலை நீதிக்கு இளைஞர் வழிகாட்டிகளை தயார்படுத்துகிறோம்! 💪
NAFSO Sri Lanka

*Day 1 | SMART Survey Building Training 🌊*  Youth leaders gathered at Chinthana Learning Center for Day 1 of our practic...
13/07/2026

*Day 1 | SMART Survey Building Training 🌊*
Youth leaders gathered at Chinthana Learning Center for Day 1 of our practical session on Smart Survey Building to identify youth-related climate change challenges, environmental justice issues, and disaster risks in fishing communities.
From survey guidelines & ethics → group work on community challenges → to drafting the SMART survey together.
Training the next generation of youth mentors to lead climate action! 💪


*நாள் 1 | ஸ்மார்ட் கணக்கெடுப்பு கட்டமைப்பு பயிற்சி 🌊*
சிந்தனை கற்றல் நிலையத்தில் இன்று மீனவ சமூகங்களில் இளைஞர்கள் தொடர்பான காலநிலை மாற்ற சவால்கள், சுற்றாடல் நீதி பிரச்சினைகள் மற்றும் அனர்த அபாயங்களை அடையாளம் காணும் ஸ்மார்ட் கணக்கெடுப்பு கட்டமைப்பு பற்றிய நடைமுறை பயிற்சி ஆரம்பமானது.
கணக்கெடுப்பு வழிகாட்டுதல்கள் முதல் குழு விவாதம் வரை, சமூக அனுபவங்களின் அடிப்படையில் ஸ்மார்ட் கணக்கெடுப்பு வரைவு வரை பணிகள் முன்னெடுக்கப்பட்டன.
காலநிலை நீதிக்காக இளைஞர் தலைமைத்துவத்தை வலுப்படுத்துகிறோம்! 💪
#காலநிலைநீதி #இளைஞர்தலைமை

*දවස 1 | SMART සමීක්ෂණ ගොඩනැගීමේ පුහුණුව 🌊*
ප්‍රජාවන් තුළ තරුණයන්ට අදාළ දේශගුණික විපර්යාස අභියෝග, පාරිසරික යුක්තිය සහ ආපදා අවදානම් හඳුනාගැනීම සඳහා SMART සමීක්ෂණ ගොඩනැගීම පිළිබඳ ප්‍රායෝගික සැසිය අද චින්තන ඉගෙනුම් මධ්‍යස්ථානයේදී ආරම්භ විය.
සමීක්ෂණ මාර්ගෝපදේශ, සදාචාරාත්මක මාර්ගෝපදේශ → කණ්ඩායම් කටයුතු → ප්‍රජා අත්දැකීම් මත පදනම්ව SMART සමීක්ෂණ කෙටුම්පත් කිරීම දක්වා.
දේශගුණික ක්‍රියාකාරීත්වය සඳහා තරුණ නායකත්වය ශක්තිමත් කරමු!
#දේශගුණිකයුක්තිය #තරුණනායකත්වය
NAFSO Sri Lanka

தேசிய மீனவ ஒத்துழைப்பு இயக்கத்தின் மன்னார் மாவட்ட வளர்பிறை பெண்கள் அமைப்பு மற்றும் இளைஞர் அமைப்பு ஒன்றிணைந்து பிளாஸ்டிக்...
06/07/2026

தேசிய மீனவ ஒத்துழைப்பு இயக்கத்தின் மன்னார் மாவட்ட வளர்பிறை பெண்கள் அமைப்பு மற்றும் இளைஞர் அமைப்பு ஒன்றிணைந்து பிளாஸ்டிக் பாவனையைக் குறைப்போம் எனும் தொனிப்பொருளுக்கு அமைவாக 06.07.2026 இன்றைய தினம் மன்னார் பாலத்தடிக்கு அருகாமையில் இருந்து நீதிமன்ற வளாகம் மற்றும் மன்னார் மீன் சந்தையை அண்டிய கடற்கரைப் பகுதியில் சிரமதானம் ஒன்று மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது. இந்நிகழ்வினை நடாத்துவதற்கு மாவட்ட செயலாளர் மற்றும் நகரசபை ஊழியர்கள் மன்னார் நகர சபை தவிசாளர்,பனங்கட்டுகொட்டு மீனவ சங்கம், பூரண பங்களிப்பை வழங்கினர் .சேகரிக்கப்பட்ட அனைத்து பிளாஸ்டிக் பொருட்களையும் நகர சபை மூலம் உரிய முறையில் அகற்றப்பட்டது மேலும் இந்நிகழ்வை பெண்கள் திட்ட செயற்பாட்டாளர் பிரியந்தா மற்றும் அமாவட்ட இணைப்பாளர் பெனடிக் குரூஸ் என்போர் ஒழுங்கமைத்து வழிநடத்தினர்

The National Fisheries Cooperation Movement's Mannar District Women's Organization and Youth Organization jointly organized a Shramadhanam on 06.07.2026, in line with the theme of "Let's reduce plastic consumption", near the Mannar bridge, near the court complex and the Mannar fish market. The District Secretary and Municipal Council staff, the Chairman of the Mannar Municipal Council, Panangkattukottu Fishermen's Association, fully contributed to the organization of this event. All the collected plastic items were disposed of properly by the Municipal Council. The event was organized and led by Women's Project Activist Priyantha and District Coordinator Benedict Cruz.

ජාතික ධීවර සහයෝගිතා ව්‍යාපාරයේ මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික් කාන්තා සංවිධානය සහ තරුණ සංවිධානය එක්ව 2026.07.06 වන දින "ප්ලාස්ටික් පරිභෝජනය අඩු කරමු" යන තේමාවට අනුකූලව මන්නාරම පාලම අසල, අධිකරණ සංකීර්ණය අසල සහ මන්නාරම මත්ස්‍ය වෙළඳපොළ අසල ශ්‍රමදාන වැඩසටහනක් සංවිධානය කරන ලදී. දිස්ත්‍රික් ලේකම් සහ නගර සභා කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය, මන්නාරම මහ නගර සභාවේ සභාපති, පනංකට්ටුකොට්ටු ධීවර සංගමය, මෙම උත්සවය සංවිධානය කිරීම සඳහා පූර්ණ දායකත්වය ලබා දුන්හ. එකතු කරන ලද සියලුම ප්ලාස්ටික් ද්‍රව්‍ය නගර සභාව විසින් නිසි ලෙස බැහැර කරන ලදී. කාන්තා ව්‍යාපෘති ක්‍රියාකාරිනී ප්‍රියන්තා සහ දිස්ත්‍රික් සම්බන්ධීකාරක බෙනඩික්ට් කෲස් විසින් උත්සවය සංවිධානය කර මෙහෙයවන ලදී.
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