19 February 2022 01:18 am Views - 159
Hayleys Group continues to provide vital support towards education to its adopted villages with the ‘Puritas Sathdiyawara Going Beyond’ project being implemented for the seventh consecutive year.
The initiative was launched as ‘Puritas Sathdiyawara’ to supply clean drinking water to rural communities impacted by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), by establishing Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purification plants.
Today, this basic life-giving initiative has extended to far-reaching sustainable community development, through investments in education, livelihood development and the establishment of fully-equipped libraries, and internet access centres under the extension of ‘Puritas Sathdiyawara Going Beyond’.
“Hayleys continues to lead in Sri Lankan Corporate sphere with a flag ship business model to live by example of sustainable business practices where the social and environmental stewardship runs in parallel to its record growth in economic performance. Corporate Social Responsibility is in our DNA,” said Hayleys Chairman and Chief Executive Mohan Pandithage.
Puritas Sathdiyawara was born from an understanding of the urgent need to provide quality drinking water for communities affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka’s dry zone. T
Puritas and Haycarb Managing Director, Rajitha Kariyawasan saidthe initiative was then extended to community outreach to reduce poverty, provide opportunities for quality education and work towards reducing inequalities.
“In that time, we are privileged to see an increase in the overall attendance, and an increased number of students being able to sit for national examinations,” he said.
Head of Puritas, Sharmila Ragunathan, who has spearheaded and coordinated this project with support from teams from all business sectors of Hayleys Group, stated that the entity believes that simple measures such as removing the burden of school expenses from these families are the need of the hour, and contribute towards reducing dropouts.
“We are fully committed to continuing this vital work to strengthen these communities, and supporting them to overcome the severe economic hardships resulting from the pandemic,”
she stressed.