On the occasion of Women’s Day, the YAN team from the Polonnaruwa District conducted a program on 08.03.2021 at the Polonnaruwa Hospital to appreciate the health workers who assisted in the prevention of COVID 19...
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Webinar on Marine Plastic Pollution – World Oceans Day 2021
This year, on the occasion of Ocean Day, the YAN Youth Network conducted a webinar program to educate the youth on the value of the ocean and how to protect the ocean. Around 100 young people participated in this...
Yowun Piyasa – Webinar Programme
YAN Sri Lanka is working on a project with the Ministry of Health, the Family Health Bureau, and WHO Sri Lanka to improve youth engagement in “Yowun Piyasa” centers in all of Sri Lanka’s base hospitals...
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YAN’s April 1st Anti-Tobacco Campaign: “Happy Birthday to the Few Who Still Smoke”
As the tobacco industry continues to glamorize smoking and target youth to replace their dwindling customer base, some still fall for the trap. In response, the Youth Action Network (YAN) is once again leading its...
Drink Revolution
In Sri Lanka, non – communicable diseases (NCDs) cause more than three quarter of all deaths and nearly 1 in 5 people dies prematurely from NCDs. In October 2015 the United Nation’s Interagency Taskforce on NCDs...
“මගේ ආදරේ අම්මයි තාත්තයි” “My love mom and dad””
YAN Junior programme held a photo contest to promote love and support between children and parents on Valentine’s Day. Here we received over one hundred and twenty beautiful photographs taken by children with...
BAP/Meegahajandura St. Xavier’s College Programme
On January 25, YAN Sri Lanka conducted a drug prevention awareness session for around 100 students at BAP/Meegahajandura St. Xavier’s College, focusing on misconceptions about alcohol, cigarettes, and other drugs.
Youth Camp in Polonnaruwa
YAN Sri Lanka Polonnaruwa district team organized and conducted a youth camp in a village located in Pollonaruwa district. The youth camp carried out programs and activities covering drug prevention, non-communicable...