Asia Pacific Regional workshop on the Ticket to Life Project Was held today Wednesday 01st November 2023 at Swanee Grand Hotel, Negambo.
The Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) has undertaken to host, a regional workshop for the Ticket to Life Project which is coordinated by the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) of the World Scout Movement.
The APR’s Ticket to Life Project, which comprises a number of individual projects in many countries, is a project aimed at bringing scouting to Street Children. In Sri Lanka, though we do not have ‘street’ children in the true sense of the word, we do have a project aimed at bringing scouting to semi-destitute children from low-income, underprivileged, and often single parents.
This Ticket to Life Workshop will see Scout coordinators of this project from 4 South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal) attending the workshop along with Sri Lankan representatives from 4 scouting districts. The cost of the conference will be borne mainly by the Asia Pacific Region of the World Scout Movement and partially by the SLSA.
Asia Pacific Regional workshop on the Ticket to Life Project Was held today Wednesday 01st November 2023 at Swanee Grand Hotel, Negambo.
Cheif Commissioner Atorny at law Mr.Janaprith Fernando, Director of APR Mr.Riza Cuba Pangilinan,
Director (Education method) in APR Mr. Ysidro Iv Peralta Castillo,
Assistant (Education method) Ms. Arjay Fransisco Cemeros, Deputy Chief Commissioner Mr. MF.S. Muheed, National Program Commissioner Mr.Sarath Matharaarchchi, National Training Commissioner Mr. Col.Padmalal Perera, International Commissioner Dr.Rajeev Peris, Asst. Chief Commissioner Mr.Prabhath Kularathne graced the occasion.
Mr. Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Andrew Wijesuriya, Asst. Chief Commissioner (Admin) delivered the Welcome Address.
The Chief Commissioner stated that the TTL project which is active in a number of countries was a means by which the scout movement, which is the largest youth movement in the world, could contribute to the upliftment of underprivileged people through scouting. Also scouting trains one to make a difference in the world.
The workshop will be held at the Hotel Swanee Grand in Negombo, from 1st to 3rd November 2023, and will comprise of discussion and planning sessions along with a field visit to the Ticket-to-Life troop and a visit around Negombo for the participants.
