Click < & > arrows to scroll through photos August 12, 2026 Akurala, Galle District This celebration was organized to commemorate United Nations International Youth Day (IYD) 2026 and honor the landmark 40th Anniversary of the Religious Youth Service (RYS). Aligning directly with the global IYD 2026 theme, 'Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,' this initiative addressed the critical need for interreligious reconciliation and youthful solidarity in Sri Lanka. While particip

Click < & > arrows to scroll through photos August 7 to 13, 2026 Kalutara District, Sri Lanka To address global polarization and rising social fragmentation, the 2026 RYS Sri Lanka project was organized around the timely theme: "Restoring Trust: What Can be Done for Peace Now?" Grounded in the foundational vision of RYS (established in 1986) that we are "One Global Family" under God, the project celebrated its milestone 40th Anniversary by demonstrating the transformative pow

This meaningful community-driven initiative was organized by RYS, headed by the National Coordinator, Pulinda Prabath, under the UPF/RYS Service Project framework. The program was successfully held on the 1st and 2nd of March at Nanperial School, Balangoda, fondly known as both the most beautiful and one of the most remote schools in Sri Lanka. Bringing together over 25 passionate young volunteers along with generous donors, the project aimed to uplift and support this unders