The first National Kiddoree, organized by the Sri Lanka Scout Association, will be held this Saturday (26) at the Viharamahadevi Park from 9 a.m onwards. 

 
Scouting, or the Scout Movement, the largest voluntary organization created for children in the world, is a huge movement leading the great process of making good citizens. It has now spread to 57 million across 172 countries of the world.   

The Sri Lanka Scout Movement currently has over 80,000 members, which is also a member of the World Organization Scout Movement and operates at local, district, and national levels intending to make the future generation of children good citizens leading a positive change in the communities.   

Janaprith Fernando, Chief Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Scout Association speaking to Daily Mirror, said that on the 13th of November 2014, the Sri Lankan Scouting Movement started the “Singithi” Scouting Division which includes children between the ages of 5-7 years.   

“Age group 7-11 is Cub scouts, 11-15 scouts, 15- 18 Senior Scouts, and then Rover Scouts. So this will be the first national event we are having for the “Singithi” scouts named Kiddoree. Nearly 7000 Singithi scouts have registered with the event. We will have open-air activities mostly, and there will be a talent show as well” he added.   

Accordingly, the first National Kiddoree will be held under the theme of “Singithi Lowata Heta Dawasak” (A Tomorrow for the World of Children). Most importantly, the first National Kiddoree will be graced by the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Tareq Md Ariful Islam.

 
Principal sponsors of the first National Kidoree are Unilever, Atlas, Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Limited, CBL Munchee, Daintee Limited, and Sampath Bank.