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The National conference on Sustainable Food Consumption and Production was held on the 22nd of October, 2018 at the Mount Lavinia Hotel.  It was organized by Humane Society International in collaboration with SLYCAN Trust, Meatless Monday Sri Lanka and Mount Lavinia Hotel. Hoteliers, restaurateurs, food producers and various other stakeholders were invited to participate in the…

SLYCAN Trust in partnership with the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Climate Change Secretariat, Humane Society International and Meatless Monday Sri Lanka organised the Global Youth Forum on Climate Change, as part of the “Sri Lanka NEXT – a Blue Green Era” Conference 2018. 35 youth leaders were selected from around the country to…

A lecture series on Climate Change Communication and how sustainable consumption and production could contribute to addressing climate change impacts was introduced to the Sri Lanka College of Journalism. The lecture series was organised by SLYCAN Trust, and Humane Society International in partnership with the Sri Lanka College of Journalism. The first module on sustainable…

As part of the Meatless Monday island wide outreach program, the Meatless Monday Sri Lanka campaign took its team members to Hambantota, to spread the message of sustainable and meatless lifestyles. A Youth Camp was organised in Hambantota, from 21st to 23rd September 2018, by the Federation of Youth Clubs Hambantota and the National Youth…

Representatives of the Meatless Monday Sri Lanka was invited to take part in the Youth4Youth National Symposium that was held from 12th to 15th September at Digana, Kandy. Meatless Monday Sri Lanka campaign conducted an awareness session to the youth delegates that were gathered in Kandy from all around Sri Lanka, on the importance of…

In celebration of International Youth Day 2018, the National Youth Services Council (NYSC) in collaboration with the National Federation of Youth Clubs organised a Youth Day Festival at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksha Theatre on the 12th of August 2018. Thousands of youth from all around Sri Lanka attended the festival making it a vibrant and…

To create awareness on the importance of sustainable consumption, Meatless Monday Sri Lanka attended the Asia-Pacific Carbon Forum (APCF) which was held at Sentosa Resort Convention Center in Singapore from 11th to 13th July 2018 as part of the Asia-Pacific Climate Week. Meatless Monday global campaign in Sri Lanka attended the forum and showcased our…

As part of the island wide outreach program for creating awareness on the many benefits that entails by shifting to a plant based diet, the Meatless Monday Sri Lanka campaign took its team to Galgamuwa, an area two hours out of Kurunagala, to take part in the Youth workshop titled “From the Youth Parliament to…

The Meatless Monday Sri Lanka team was invited to take part in the Youth4Peace capacity building programme that was organised by UN Volunteers Sri Lanka, in partnership with UNFPA and UN Women. During the workshop that took place from 1st to 5th June 2018, the Meatless Monday Sri Lanka team had the opportunity to raise…

The Meatless Monday Sri Lanka team took part in the Youth4Youth Southern Symposium that was held from the 3rd to 6th May at Embilipitiya. The Symposium brought together more than 100 youth participants from the Southern Province who are active members in the community. Ms. Buddhika Ranadheera, Deputy Director (Programmes) of SLYCAN Trust and a…