Rotaract Club of Uva Wellassa University-Badulla

                     Jackfruit or Artocarpus heterophyllus is an evergreen tree that is distributed mainly in tropical regions like India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. Normally it grows up to 8-25m in height with a 30-80cm diameter trunk. The leaves are broad, elliptical and dark green in color which can grow up to 15-20cm long. The flowers of the jackfruit tree are small and unisexual. In the early years jackfruit tree has rapid growth which can reach up to 1.5m/year in height. Then growth is slowing to about 0.5m/year and can live more than 100 years. After 3 or 4 years from planting trees become matured and start to produce fruits. Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world with 60cm in length and around 18-35kg weight. Can see fruits in the main and side branches of the tree. Jackfruit tree has relatively high productivity. A matured jackfruit can produce 10 to 200 fruits per year. These fruits are composed of bulbs with a seed and flesh. During ripening the color of jackfr

“Suicide” the word makes a muted sense where all the hopes and intentions get crashed & lead literally not to die but to make an unbearable pain to an end. But, there’s still hope if you are looking for a sign not to kill yourself. When someone comes to a stage where the words are no longer descriptive to hint their pain and tears are no longer reflective to reveal their misery, they find death as the ultimate solution to end their pain. When it comes to suicide it can be identified as two ways as completed suicide; the successful act of intentionally causing one’s own death and attempted suicide; an attempt to take one’s life that does not end in death, rather in self-injury. Researchers have found that most risk factors for suicides are psychological factors, family situations and social situations, a major loss, and also addiction to alcohol. And most importantly mental disorders play an overwhelming role in the increasing risk of suicide cases. And when it comes to mental disor

WHAT IS MEANT BY SEXUAL EDUCATION?                  Learning and teaching about the various topics related to sex and sexuality, taking a look at values and beliefs about those topics, and gaining the necessary skills that are needed to continue relationships and manage one’s own sexual health which matters the most is known as sexual Education. It teaches people to make healthy and respectful choices. People May think that sexual education encourages everyone to have sex but that isn’t true. The awareness among youth about sexual education is compulsory in this modern era, where most of the youth have Misunderstood the word "Sex". Technical developments during the past centuries have triggered the need for quality sexual education, which can help young people to handle their Sexuality in a safe manner. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION? Sexual education which is delivered safely can have a positive effect on the health and well-being of young people.  It increase

  ANIMAL – HUMAN RELATIONSHIP   “Animals cherish the green beds, While Human preserves it, as Nature is the best known home ever.”   Whatever it is, Animals play an extremely important roles in the lives of Human. To be known the first ever creatures evolved on Earth, Animals are man’s protector, companion, benefactor, co-worker and ever best pals. The Relationship between these four-pawed, kind hearted living beings and human is timeless, for as long as humans have been around, Animals also have been around and although the first domesticated animal was the Dog, many animals have been domesticated since then and for a variety of purposes such as transport, companionship and even agriculture.   Experimental data has also proved that animals when they are grown up as pets along with us, they are in place of support and guard which we can expect from a fellow person. Growing pets is an old phenomenon which was practiced by our ancestors. Pets can even develop social skills

  'A friendly shelter for the lone elephant - Kavan in the world' Pakistan's High Court has ordered the removal of Kavan, the world's lone elephant, from his current Magsaysay zoo in Cambodia. Kavan is an elephant donated by Sri Lanka to Pakistan. In 1985, J.W. R. Kavan, who visited the zoo as a gift to Pakistan during the Jayewardene government, is now 35 years old. Saheli's support An elephant named Saheli was sent to Pakistan in 1990 from Sri Lanka to accompany Kavan at the zoo. The elephant couple lived in a small area of ​​the zoo. Saheli, who was in pain in her leg, fell to the ground and remained still, and all that time she was standing next to him, caressing her with the cauliflower. Saheli died in 2012 due to negligence on the part of zoo officials. Kavan has been alone ever since. Kavan is said to have been the most violent since then. Isolation in a tin shed Kavan was in a 90- to 140-meter-wide tin shed with no leaves and was suffering from intense hea

  After reading these two phases your heart might be willing to take you there. Windsor Park, CIC Agri Holiday Resort is one of the best agro farms in Sri Lanka that is aggressively promoting Agritourism for both foreign and local tourists. This place world's famous heritage site in Sri Lanka where near Polonnaruwa.Just 250 meters far away from the main town Hingurakgoda. The resort which is situated in a 1.380-acre agriculture farm includes paddy cultivation and a drying Processing facility, paddy husk charcoal production plant, dairy, commercial vegetable cultivation, banana, mango, guava, papaya,ata(custard apple), and wood apple plantation, plant nursery, Home garden, machinery yard, and a compost production facility. Their larger paddy field enriched the beauty of this amazing land into greeny. Once you stand on the one beautiful place middle on the farm as far as you can see, there are only paddy fields only. So their everlasting beauty will claim your mind and body undoubted

  The sloth bear is a shy and reclusive animal and is only found in pairs during courting (breeding) or when one encounters a mother and cub. Occasionally, they are also found in pairs when there are seasonal bounties of rich food, as during the season when trees as 'Palu' and 'Weera' yield fruit. It is the only member of the bear family that carries the cub on its back. The sloth bear has to quench its thirst every night and cannot go on for prolonged periods of time without water. Sloth bears use a wide variety of facial expressions and calls to communicate with one another. Sri Lankan Sloth Bear has thick shaggy fur that is black colored. Its ears are lined with long fur and it has a long snout, a long tongue, round eyes, and a large nose, and a V or Y shaped marking on the chest. Its head resembles a domesticated dog.  Their paws are equipped with well-developed hooked claws that enable them to climb trees and dig for termites. The head and body grow up to 6 feet in