SLYP entertainment show

The Sri Lankan Youth Parliament (SLYP) will stage its first ever entertainment programme titled "VORTEX" on October 14, at the Ladies College Auditorium from 6.30 p.m.

Leading schools in Colombo such as Ladies College, Hindu Ladies College, Bishops College, S. Thomas College and action partners of SLYP are expected to present their performances at this event.

Geared towards promoting ethnic harmony and multi-cultural diversity, the selection of items and presentations seeks to bring together a wide array of talent and skills both in the form of dance and song, and aims to capture the very essence of youth and the arts, a SLYP organiser Ishkey Irshard said.

The proceeds of this concert will go towards a Fund which is to be established for SLYP Action Partners to finance small scale projects and further enhance their programmes of activity which are in operation around the country according to Irshard.

The Sri Lanka Youth Parliament is a youth led, youth run initiative, which mobilizes and supports a network of young people to bring about positive and sustainable change to issues that affect youth and their communities in Sri Lanka. The network was created at the inaugural sitting of SLYP held at the BMICH in August 2005.

Two hundred and twenty five young people from all around the country came together at this sitting and formulated action plans for social change. These young members make up the first generation of young people involved with the SLYP.

The SLYP Secretariat, supported and managed by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, provides support to these action partners in implementing these action plans. The Secretariat is also involved with projects with various development partners at national level to increase youth participation and policy making.

R. K.