On the 15th of June 2024, the Zero Plastic Movement of University of Kelaniya launched an eco-friendly competition to celebrate the vesak festival. The main objectives of this competition were to encourage the community to celebrate vesak without the use of plastic and to increase the facebook reach of the Zero Plastic Movement, University of Kelaniya page. There were two main competition categories, Poems and Graphic Designs.
In the Poem Competition, participants were invited to submit original poems reflecting the theme of vesak and environmental consciousness. In the Graphic Design Competition, participants were invited to create graphic designs that highlighted the importance of celebrating vesak without plastics.
Winners were chosen based on the most popular and most talented/creative criteria. The most popular entries were determined by the number of facebook likes each entry received, primarily aiming to increase engagement and reach on the facebook page. According to this criterion, Sulakshana Sandeepani’s submission was recognized as the Most Popular Graphic Design, and Kaushlya Sandamali’s submission was recognized as the Most Popular Poem.
The most talented/creative entries were determined by a judging panel based on creativity, originality, and relevance to the theme. This ensured that the quality and thematic connection of the entries were recognized. According to this criterion, Kavin Thenuja’s submission was recognized as the Most Creative Graphic Design. Additionally, Uthpala Yapa, Hewagamage Heshani, and Sadew Rachnagoda were recognized as winners in the Most Creative Graphic Designs category. Ishani Asinsala, Iwanka Chamodi, and Sandunee Kaushlya were recognized in the Most Creative Poems category.
Winners were selected from among the twenty-four participants, and all participants were offered a valuable e-certificate.
The competition successfully encouraged the community to think about and celebrate vesak in an environmentally friendly manner. Zero Plastic volunteer enhanced their creativity, graphic designing skills, innovative thinking, and writing skills through this competition.
Organize committee
Project Co – Chairs=Aruni Thennakoon & Chamodya Herath
PR and marketing Directors=Milindu Madushan & Wasana Nandasena
Editorial Directors = Pawani Nanayakkara & Hashini Disanayaka
Team Leader (Editorial Unit)=K. D. T. N. Kariyawasam
Editorial Unit Members= Navoda Dewmini Fernando,Sithumi Vishwani Hansini, Dambadeniarachchi