![[Invitation] YUVA Picnic: Wednesday, 13 December](https://yuva.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/invitation-yuva-picnic-wednesday-13-december.jpg)
Like every year, YUVA is organising a whole-day picnic for all volunteers, members and contributors, as a way of thanking everyone for their constant support throughout the year. The picnic will be by bus and we will be visiting many places of interest around the island.

YUVA had launched the Mauritian Student Essay Contest 2017 on the next system in the month of March of this year. With a panel of respected politicians, activists and scholars as judges, we have chosen the best original essays by a secondary, an undergraduate, and a graduate. The winners are as follows:

No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted. Today, more than ever, you can help communities in need by donating clothes and other gently used household items to local charities. Your clothing donations make a big difference to individuals who are struggling to make ends meet. Clothing donations can provide an individual with the