World Day 2010 – National Celebration in Sri Lanka

The World Day 2010 will be celebrated in Sri Lanka at an gathering of over 600 community leaders representing all 25 districts of the island on the 20th of November 2010. The event will be held in Badulla, the capital of the Uva province where Malnutrition and Poverty are highest in the island.

At the celebration we will launch a nation wide campaign to promote the protection of Children in our families. The campaign focuses on topics of …

• Breastfeeding
• Nutrition and Health Practices
• Child Friendly Family Environment
• Protection from Abuse
• Ending Child Labour

The campaign calls for Religious Leaders, Community Leaders and Parents to ensure the overall protection and development of Children. Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka’s largest not-for-profit people’s movement together with other partners will spearhead the campaign.

For more information write to suchith@gnrc.net