This year’s Future Leaders Conference was in Badulla, having previously been held in Kandy, Jaffna, Galle and Ampara. With many senior students committed to internships, only four students were able to attend, but they made the most of it by playing a very active role in the five-day event and mixing with other teenagers from very different backgrounds. Venya Rajapaksa came 2nd in the oratory competition with Mira Gunawansa coming 3rd. Saira Meyler said: ‘It was an amazing experience where we met people from all around the country and learnt so much about all aspects of life in Sri Lanka, as well as understanding how the war affected the unity of the country’.

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