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Peace awareness programme in Vavuniya in order to
celebrate the International peace day
Introduction
Although ADT planned to celebrate “International peace
day” on a grand scale in Vavuniya due to the country situation
prevailing war and the tightening of the security, it was decided
to celebrate the event in a low profile. We along with the Ceylon
Transport Board and the municipal council of Vavuniya district
conducted a Peace awareness programme. We chose the Vavuniya main bus
halt as the venue to conduct this programme. On the 21st of November 2007 we painted the bus halt and peace slogans such as “War destroys, Peace rebuilds” and “Our responsibility is to create peace which brings a joyful life” were painted on the bus halts. Our objective behind this project was to bring all nationalities together leaving aside all political, religious and cultural differences.
Slogans used for the project
“War destroys, Peace rebuilds”
An overview of the area which was selected for this
project
For the past 20 years Sri Lanka has been facing immense struggles due to the ongoing ethnic conflict. Vavuniya is the necessary transit point for land route travelers, especially for the Tamils who reside in the North. This district has faced lot of problems due to military activity in the region.
Overview of people who helped to do this project
The Ceylon Transport Board, the Municipal Council of
the Vavuniya district and the District Police Office helped us
immensely in this project. The event ended successfully because this
programme was done at the needed time and at the appropriate
place.
Significance of the project
More than 7000 Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim people use this bus halt every day. Therefore conducting this project in such a central travel zone could help reach many and many towards peaceful coexistence. Statistical information of Vavuniya District Details of government buses
Details of private busses
Success Stories
My name is Sagunthaladevi and I’m a resident of
Vavuniya – Kurumankaadu area. For the last 20 years I have been
involved in various social activities. I like facing challenges and
getting involved in social activities. The programme you organized
is a great moral support to people like me who are involved in
social work. The war has claimed many lives in our area, so the
slogans such as “War destroys, Peace rebuilds” which you have used
for this awareness programme will definitely attract well wishers of
this nation towards peace.
Thank you – well wisher
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