The Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law University of Colombo

An innovative Professional Development project, Leader in Me focused on the development of leadership and team working skills among our very own Rotaractors and making them productive members of society. The project was carried out in two phases, the first phase which constituted of a general discussion conducted by Ms. Bernadine Jaysinghe on effective decision making, stress management, achievement of goals and sharing of experiences and knowledge among the participants. The second session was a Panel Discussion focused exclusively on the undergraduates of the Faculty of Law who would be expected to become legal professionals of the country in the future. The Panel consisted of renowned professionals in the Legal arena, namely, Justice Shiranee Tilakawardane, Presidents’ Counsel Geoffrey Alagaratnam, the Precedent Partner for the F.J & G Saram, Ayomi Aluwihare and Ms. Danushka Medawatte. This discussion was a great success and of significant importance to t...

Peer Power is a joint professional development project, done by the Udecide Sri lanka, in partnership with Rotaract Clubs of Faculty of Law of University of Colombo and Colombo West, dedicated to promote amicable dispute resolution culture in Sri Lanka through mediation. It was comprised of two phases; a series of workshops and the mediation conference. As the first phase of the project, mediation workshops were conducted at the Mahanama College Colombo, Wycherly International School, Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo, Royal College Colombo, Ladies College Colombo, Royal Institute Senior School, St. Benadicts College, Colombo, University of Colombo, University of Peradeniya, Cfps Law School and the Teacher Training School in Narahenpita. Further, another workshop was conducted for 350 prefects in Kandy. The Peer Power Conference, which was Sri Lanka’s first ever conference on mediation, was the second phase of this project. The Conference was con...

The FGS Auditorium at the College House was filled with excitement on the 28 th of September. It marked the dawn of a new chapter of the Rotaract Club of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. The new board members eagerly waited to be appointed and the former board members reminisced the memories of the past year.  The event marked the induction of the new president for the year 2018/19 Rtr. Sajini  Wickramasinghe and her new Board. The chief guest for the event was a familiar face to all those at the Law Faculty, President's Counsel Mr Prasantha Lal De Alwis. The event was also graced by Prof. Wasantha Senanayaka,  District Rotaract Representative Rtr. Past President Amjad Yousuf,  District Rotaract Committee Chairperson, Rtn. PHF Satyendra Tharmakulasingam and  District Youth Services Chairperson, Rtn. PHF. PP. G.S. Sylvester. Prior to the official appointments, Immediate Past Secretary Rtr. Zaitun Hakeem read the Annual Report for the year ...

Empowering Fellowship 2.0 is a project which aims to help the public develop their conflict handling abilities within their community circles. This project used various methods to spark interest among its audience including lectures, practical Presentations and panel discussions within prominent entities from around the world on thematic topics related to mediation. Within the outreach of its audience, the aim is to help rotaractors who attended the project to learn how to help solve conflict within their clubs. This would prove a useful skill for respective club members as they would know how deal with issues arising within their clubs. Further with the outreach to the general public, the audience would learn to make conflict into Opportunities to rebuild friendships and find better reasoning among their solutions.

"There is no limit to what we, as women can acomplish" -Michelle Obama- In a bid to inspire and mould female leaders in Rotaract, the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law University of Colombo held its first District Project for the year of 2017/18. Termed 'Female Leaders in Rotaract' it was held in collaboration with the Rotaract clubs of USJP and IIHE on 28th of October at MAS Innovation Centre. The representation of women in decision-making roles is quite low be it in the corporate sector or politics, worldwide. However, in Rotaract there are an unlimited number of females in leadership roles. Thus, Rotaract is the best platform to encourage and nurture the female leaders of tomorrow. With this objective in mind the program was held as a leadership-building and inspirational workshop featuring several guest speakers. With a young and exuberant audience the program kicked off with TV presentor, celebrated Toastmaster and former Rotarian Bernadine Jayasing...

The Installation Ceremony of the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law and Arts University of Colombo Marking a Landmark event in the Rotaract history of University of Colombo, the Joint Installation Ceremony of the Rotaract Club of the Faculty of Law and Arts was held on the 13th of October 6 pm on wards at the New Arts Theatre. The evening was filled with a vibrant aura as the new club members eagerly awaited their appointment and the old ones shared happy tears over their wonderful memories as Rotaractors. The new President for the upcoming year of 2017/18; Rtr. Gayathri Karanangoda along with her Board was inducted during the Ceremony. It was graced by the Chief Guest; Dean Faculty of Law University of Colombo S . Segarajasingham and other Rotaract dignitaries like Rotarian Paul Harris, Fellow Indrajith Fernando, DRCC Bobby Sirinivas and DRR PP Anuradha Senanayake. The ceremony kicked off with the installation of the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law followed by that of Facu...

A brand-new start! The 6 th Annual General Meeting of the Rotaract Club of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo was held on 12 th July 2017 at the Faculty premises. The meeting also marked the appointment of the  new board of directors for the upcoming year of 2017-18. With the end of another glorious year, the meeting kicked off with the Flag Salutation, Rotaract  Invocation and the singing of the Rotaract Song. The atmosphere was buzzing with excitement owing to the new members awaiting their appointment as the board of directors. First, the Immediate Past President Rtr. Vikum Jayasinghe  addressed the gathering. The meeting took an emotional turn as he reminisced the memories and collective endeavours  of the club that helped him carry out his duties well. His words also acted as a motivator to the new club members and were able to provide a glimpse of what lies in wait for the new Rotaractors. Then it was time to recollect t...

Aspire is an initiative by the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo to identify groups of poverty-stricken women struggling to find a source of income to support their families and to provide them with the necessary technical skills that will empower them to become self-entrepreneurs. This project encompasses 3 phases. Phase 1 of Aspire aimed to provide female members of “Ranaviru” families with limited means residing in Gampaha with the skills of handbag and schoolbag making through a one-day workshop. It was held on Friday, 11 th  November 2016 at Gampaha Divisional Secretariat Auditorium from 8.30 a.m to 4.oo p.m. The project was organized in collaboration with the Ranaviru Seva Ministry and the Small Enterprises Development Division of Ministry of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation. Ms. Shiromani Priyadarshani was the resource person who imparted her knowledge of the skills needed to create employment out of making handbags and schoolbags, to the partic...