HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 The food festival provided an opportunity for the participants to prepare and present food from different culinary traditions underscoring the diversity and pluralism of our society, while the fire camp was designed to develop effective methods of communication among the youth leaders. Participants were asked to conduct mini factfinding missions in groups to nearby villages and assess issues they observe from a human rights perspective. As the finale to the event, the youth participants were tasked to submit brief individual proposals to promote human rights in their respective communities before the conclusion of the camp. Out of the submitted proposals, a panel of experts chose the best 10 proposals to be presented to their peers. After several rounds of presentation 5 proposals were chosen and their proponents were named HRCSL Youth Ambassadors for Human Rights. The Commission has resolved to hold annual youth camp recognizing the importance of investing in youth. ▪ Human Rights Quiz competition A year-long all island Human Rights Quiz Competition for school children organized to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the UDHR concluded successfully in 2018. The Commission notes the enthusiasm among participating schools (433 schools in total), which saw schools representing all the provinces participating in the competition. Dharmashoka Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda emerged the winner in the Sinhala medium while the Samanthurai Muslim Maha Vidyalaya, emerged the winner in the Tamil medium. The provincial the grand finale of the level and national level competitions including From quiz competition the grand finale were telecast on ITN. The objective of the Quiz Competition was to enhance the knowledge and understanding of human rights among school children. 77

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