In celebrating the International Children’s Day, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut organized an Art Competition for children of the Sri Lankan Community in Lebanon, for the second consecutive year.
The competition was held at the Embassy premises on 07 October 2018 and it was organized under the themes ‘Mother Sri Lanka’ and ‘the favourite aspects of the motherland’.
The winners were selected by a panel of judges consisting of Ms. Rita Hobeiche, representative from the Fine Art Gallery in Beirut, Ms. Aida Saadah, official of the Russian Cultural Centre, and Ms. Noha Roukoss, Project Awareness Officer of the Caritas Centre in Lebanon.
Twenty six Sri Lankan children participated in the competition and certificates, medals and prices were awarded for three places under two categories. In the Senior category, Master M.G.P. Manilka Wijerathna, Miss T.M.M. Divyanjali Peiris, and Master L.L. Shamer Dimantha won the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. Miss A.A. Roshean Diyana Dias, Miss N. Meinuwanthi Marasinghe, and Miss. Mariyam Radi won the first, second and third places under the junior category.
