With the 2nd wave of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, 2020 JOTA JOTI the international event had to be limited to internet in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, an online programme was organized by Dr. Rajaguru Scout School to make scouts involved in JOTI. The programme was opened to any scout from anywhere in the world.
All local and foreign scouts and leaders who got registered for our online programme “JOTI 2020 with Dr. Rajaguru Scout School” was then registered in the JOTA JOTI official website “jotajoti.info” as one single group (a group registration was taken in official website) with the scout.org name “Dr. Rajaguru Scout School”. And “3LK10E” was received for the group as the JID.
Scouts and Scout Leaders from Chilaw, Negombo, Anuradhapura and Nuwara Eliya scout district of Sri Lanka and from several foreign countries including Angola, Colombia and India participated in our online programme held during the period 16th to 18th of October 2020.
To wind up the programme an online closing ceremony was held through “Zoom” with the participation of Mr. Janaprith Fernando the Deputy Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association who is also a member of the World Scout Committee as the Chief Guest and Mr. Nanda Fernando the National Training Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association as the Guest of Honour. The C.E.O. of our Scout School Dr. W. Champika Roshan Lowe, Consulters of the scout school who are also the National Head Quarter Commissioners Mr. Deepal Gunawaradana and Mr Kapila Kumara included several Assistant District Commissioners, Scout Leaders of Sri Lanka and Commissioners and Leaders from foreign countries including USA, Tunisia, Nepal, Thailand, India joined the ceremony as guests apart from the programme participants.