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Country Profile: Sri Lanka
An island just south of India, Sri Lanka experienced a 25-year-long civil war that ended in 2009. This brutal conflict between the Sri Lankan millitary and the Tamil Tigers caused between 80,000 and 100,000 deaths, leaving the remaining population deeply scarred and yearning for peace.
Play for Peace Trainers visited Sri Lanka in March 2018 and conducted Play for Peace trainings in three different cities with almost 70 young peace builders. The youth there were both Singhalese and Tamil, and all of them had seen an abundance of death and destruction. They embraced Play for Peace's methods to the point that they started their own clubs to address local conflicts and violence. Play for Peace gave them powerful tools for transforming negative attitudes and working to create a thriving and peaceful community.
The Center for Peace Building and Reconciliation has invited Swati and Agyat back to Sri Lanka for further training, as well as to follow up regarding the two clubs that have already formed and are active.
"It’s the youth who can change everything in the future. I see a good future for Sri Lanka. My dream is to be a peace builder, but before that I need to be a good Sri Lankan, without any ethnic or racist thoughts. I think peace is possible."
Aninilavan Puvanesan
Youth Leader from Mullaitivu
Play for Peace Clubs, Stories, and Projects
DreamsHub
Mullaitivu
DreamSpace
Batticaloa
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Feb 28, 2023The article highlights Play for Peace's week-long training program for its partner organization, DreamsHub in Sri Lanka. The program boosted morale among the DreamsHub staff and empowered them to engage with their local community further.
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Sep 10, 2020Now that we’re one week into Level Up: Race for Humanity, we want to introduce some of the amazing mentors from our Play for Peace clubs who are taking part in this month-long event. We’ll be following their journeys over the next few weeks, to share how they are leveling up in their communities.
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Sep 27, 2019While our community in Sri Lanka was greatly affected by the Easter bombings in April 2019, our clubs’ commitment to peace remained strong. Just months after the tragic terrorist attack, we are once again spreading peace to youth in country.
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