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Let’s Play
Why Let’s play ? Sport is a viable and practical tool to assist in the achievement of the youth. Engagement in play and
sports gives children opportunities for natural self-expression, self-confidence, relief of tension, achievement, social interaction and integration as well as for learning the spirit of solidarity and fair play. Team games and play promote positive social integration and facilitate the development of social skills in young children and youth.
Schools have a unique opportunity to provide adequate children an international expirience through this sport initiatives. The project "Let's play" will provide a forum to learn new sport cultures, tactics, skills such as discipline, confidence, tolerance, cooperation and respect. Children and youth will also learn fundamental values of effort and how to manage essential steps in life such as victory and defeat
Mainly focused sports Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Rugby, Tennis, Table tenis,
Badminton, Swimming, Hockey, Boxing, Martial Arts
Chess
About Let’s play “Let’s Play” is a sports initiative where sports personalities around the globe get together in Sri Lanka to spend 6 weeks of their lives with Sri Lankan youth.
Goal : promoting children & youth participation in sport and physical activities geared at providing many health and social benefits inherent in sporting activity and form a greater sense of empowerment that will expand beyond sporting arena into everyday life.
Objectives :
1. To increase children and youth participation
opportunities in sport, recreation and physical activity
in a sustainable manner.
2. To build capacity of school trainers and local youth
to enhance provision of sport and physical activity
services.
3. Providing the necessary encouragement to motivate
the youth towards sports
Realization: First 2 week of March
Locations : Schools, Universities, Sports clubs
Audience : School students, Undergraduates,
Club players, Youth organizations, General public
Facilitators : International Exchange
Participants, AIESEC’ers in University of Sri
Jayawardenapura
Our impact
15 EPs
10+ countries
1500+ direct audience
School Sessions
Sessions would be conducted for students in 6 schools around Colombo on,
• The importance of sport and physical education
• Improving mental skills • Success and achievement
stories • Enhancing motivation,
organization, leadership and interpersonal skills
In addition interactive activities would be organized in line.
Play for a clean beach
Feeling the romance while contributing to the environment !!
At Mount Lavinia Beach
With 15 international exchange participants, 50+ university students, 200+ school students, higher educational bodies & other youth organizations.
Play for a smile
Lighting up their silent world !!
2 Events
At an orphanage & an elder’s home
With 15 international exchange participants, 50+ university students, 200+ school students, other youth organizations &AIESEC’ers
Global play ground
15 foreign interns from 12 different countries will organize an exceptional event at Sri Jayewardenepura university premises to share their cultural sports with other participants.
This will be a full day of glamour & entertainment to share cultural experiences, cherish memories & to network and get to know personalities from different cultures, backgrounds and capacities.
AIESEC cricket fiesta
100+ foreign interns along with AIESEC’ers from 4 universities will organize a 6 side cricket tournament parallel to the “Global play ground” to strengthen the network of university students and AIESEC’ers.
Thank you for your interest in Let’s play ! At Let’s play you will have countless opportunities to show your talents, make a positive impact on children and youth while representing your country through your favorite sport.
If you think you are right person, send your CV today itself to grab the experience of lifetime in the island of paradise. BuddhikaLiyanage | Organizing Committee President – Let’s play | 0713629112 | [email protected]
AkalankaHettiarachchi | Local Committee Vice President Global Community Development | 0711313272 |[email protected]