Gurugedara

Our flagship education project “Gurugedara” initiated with the intention of building up interaction between the local school children and foreign interns within the school environment, providing the students a considerable enhancement in English skills is carried out throughout the year.

We expanded our reach to schools in Kurunegala District within the first quarter in this year marking another milestone in terms of our impact and reach. It was often heard that not only the students benefited immensely, but also the teachers were motivated to deliver more within the novel atmosphere created by the foreign undergraduates. This project gave the interns the opportunity to take the first step towards living an impactful life through this unique experience.  

e-Gurugedara

     e-Gurugedara was another socially impactful project by AIESEC Colombo South to enhance IT literacy among school children in rural areas of the country. The main objective was to provide them a unique learning experience in a novel atmosphere created by foreign interns.

The project e-Gurugedara had a positive impact on around 8 schools located in different cities such as Anuradhapura, Badulla, Mahiyanganaya and Gamapha namely,

• ·         D.S Senanayaka College,Anuradhapura
• ·         Kehelalla Buddhist Primary School
• ·         Henpitagedara Gnanaseeha Primary School
• ·         Kehelalla Ranasinghe Primary School
• ·         Ananda Kanishta Vidyalaya,Marandagahamula
• ·         Delwagura Maliyadewa Kanishta Vidyalaya
• ·         Diriyagama Vidyalaya , Mahiyanganaya
• ·         Dharmadutha College

with the participation of undergraduates from China, Germany, The Netherlands, Taiwan, and Brazil during which they conducted lessons for IT and English in schools for six weeks’ time period.

Engaging students in different activities enhanced their language skills and communication skills while the Interns lived a lifetime experience involving in this service during their stay. This is one of our highly successful projects, proved though achieving not only a wider reach and but also a deeper impact.

AIESEC is Featured on Microsoft Europe's Innovation Magazine!!!

“Informal learning” outside the classroom is key to clinching a good first job

"AIESEC, a successful model for international internships and work experience, helps students and graduates learn valuable leadership skills to bridge the school-work divide."

Read the article here:

http://bit.ly/aiesec_informallearning

AIESEC, for the 7th year running, is recognized in the list of The World's Most Democratic Workplaces!!!

"AIESEC is a unique example of freedom and equal voice in the workplace, and we are very happy to recognize them as a WorldBlu certified organization for the 7th year in a row. 

This organization of more than 80,000 employees and volunteers across over 113 countries is unique in showcasing a model of developing the kind of leadership open and democratic workplaces aim to create. 

Their model allows the young people that are running AIESEC to have a voice in the decision making for the organisation's direction and also create a format where the selection of leadership is decentralized and entrusted to the membership. Corporations could learn from this student-run NGO." - Traci Fenton, WorldBlu CEO

View the World Blu List here: http://bit.ly/AIESEC_Worldblu

See Traci speak on the benefits of a Democratic Workplace here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qySEbQ61sas

Sooo>>>> PROUD OF YOU!!!

Maintaining the everlasting glory Colombo South & its stakeholders won 12 awards out of 15 at "NatCon 2013", AIESEC Sri Lanka National Conference. AIESEC Sri Lanka National Committee evaluated the performance from 1st July,2012 to 31st March,2013 of all AIESEC entities in Sri Lanka for these awards.

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1. Best Performing Member-GIPi - Dhanushka Jayasuriya
2. Best Performing Member-GCDPi - Shamara Rodrigo
3. Best Performing Member-ER/BD - Achini Adikari
4. Most Impactful Exchange Participant [ local ] - Isuru Hagodaarachchi
5. Best Team Member - Shamara Rodrigo
6. Best Team/OC - YEP 2.0(A joint national project of Colombo South & Colombo North Local Committees)
7. Best Emerging Leader [membership/TL] - Shared award between Charith Udugama& Bhagya Awanthie(Colombo Central Local Committee)
8. Best Young Leader[Leadership] - Thushan Dharmawardhana
9. Most Innovative LC
10. Most Impactful Exchange Participant [international] - Cicilia Campos(An intern from YEP 2.0,a joint national project of Colombo South & Colombo North Local Committees)
11. Highest Contributing Alumnus - Sapumal Thibbotuwawa
12. Highest contributing partner - National Youth Services Council(A partner in YEP 2.0,a joint national project of Colombo South & Colombo North Local Committees)

These are the most prestigious awards that COLOMBO SOUTH has won in the National Conference 2013 which entitles CS to reach further heights. APLLAUSE to all the wonderful people who made that day a memorable one and to everyone who contributed in numerous way to help our LC to reach beyond. SO>>>>>>>>>Proud of U!!!!