The Training Program on Child Protection for the University Student Ambassadors of the University of Kelaniya, organized under the University Student Ambassador National Program on Child Protection – 2025, was successfully held on the 13^th of February 2025 at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.

The program was jointly organized by the National Child Protection Authority and the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka.

This initiative aimed to enhance the knowledge, attitudes and skills of the university students on child protection.

Approximately 200 university student ambassadors from several universities, including the University of Kelaniya, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University of Jaffna, and the Open University of Sri Lanka, participated in the training program.

The event was graced by the presence of Senior Professor Nilanthi de Silva, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya; Senior Lecturer Dr. Shobhavi Randeny, Head of the Department of Paediatrics; Dr. C. C. Jayasundara, Librarian; Ms. Shanika Malalgoda, Director (Planning & Information), National Child Protection Authority; Ms. Lakshika Menikbowa, Assistant Director (Media & Information), National Child Protection Authority; and Mr. Dhanushka Senarathna, Media & Information Officer, National Child Protection Authority.