ComBank’s Arunalu rewards four bright young students

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has rewarded four of the brightest Grade 5 students in Sri Lanka with more than Rs 300,000 in cash prizes under the bank’s ‘Arunalu’ rewards for top achievers at the annual Grade 5 scholarship examination.  The recipients were those who were placed first, second and third island-wide at the 2017 examination.

SriLankan, GFH and Ebert Silva Holidays in joint effort for World Children’s Day

SriLankan Cares, the charity arm of the National Carrier, in collaboration with Galle Face Hotel and Ebert Silva Holidays, celebrated World Children’s Day 2017 on 1st October by hosting a special programme for children from three development homes - Kirillawela Senehasa Deri Sevana Children’s Development Centre, Senarath Gunawardena Children’s Development Centre and Gangodawila Children’s Development Centre.

Strathspey Estate celebrates World Children’s and Elder’s Day

Strathspey Estate, situated at Upcot, managed by Maskeliya Plantations PLC, which is owned by Richard Pieris Group of companies, celebrated World Children’s Day as well as the Elders day for the Fifth consecutive year.

Coca-Cola collects over 35,000 bottles during National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation Wee

The National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation Week was recently commemorated and the opening ceremony was launched at Crow Island Beach Park, Mattakkuliya.

Fashion Bug Sisu Dirimaga shows way forward for schoolchildren

Fashion Bug, one of the country’s leading clothing retailers conducted its latest ‘Sisu Dirimaga’ CSR programme in Kandy recently, offering mentorship and career path guidance sessions to help the school children make positive life choices.

My Friend Foundation launches ‘English for All’ programme

My Friend Foundation, an organization focused on improving the lives of children in underprivileged schools, launched an innovative programme named ‘English for All’ on September 25th. 

Ceylinco Life helps Grade 5 Scholarship exams students

Nearly 2,300 students who sat the Year 5 scholarship examination this year received valuable prepping courtesy of Ceylinco Life which conducted a series of 10 seminars for them.

Seylan Bank conducts scholarship sminars in North and East

Seylan Bank hosted a series of Grade 5 scholarship seminars in the North and East, to enrich the quality of academic skills of studentswho are sitting for Grade 5 scholarship exam this year. 

DFCC Bank felicitates inaugural batch from ‘Samata English’ programme

Pursuing its commitment to uplifting the standards of education in the country, DFCC Bank counts education as a key pillar in its corporate social responsibility initiatives. 

HNB launches ‘Pragna’ for children at SOS Villages

HNB together with SOS Children’s Villages, launched the ‘Pragna’ account, to support and fund the education and schooling needs of over 4500 children, across all of the SOS Children’s Villages in Sri Lanka. 

Porsche Centre Colombo introduces Porsche Preschool Project

Colombo. Eurocars, the official agent of Porsche cars in Sri Lanka, has embarked on a special Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative that is aimed at building a school for preschool children between the ages of three and five years old. The premium car brand, which is best known for sports cars and luxury performance, is taking the driver’s seat to support preschool education for the first time in Sri Lanka.

Bank of Ceylon brings ray of sunshine to Apeksha Hospital

The Bank of Ceylon celebrating the Children’s Day in a more meaningful and a thoughtful way held the ‘Apeksha Dalwana Sithuwam Dakma”, art exhibition at the Apeksha Hospital’s Children’s Ward recently.

INSEE partners with VTA to provide training for Puttalam youth

Partnering with Vocational Training Authority (VTA), INSEE Cement carried out career guidance fair for the youth in the Puttalam region, to select the first batch of students interested in construction related job opportunities. This event was held at Medananda Vidyalaya, Attawilluwa, Puttalam. 

Ford brings innovative agriculture to North, East

Ford Motor Company and its local distribution partner, Future Automobiles (Pvt) Limited, in collaboration with Japan Emergency NGO (JEN) has completed three innovative agricultural projects which directly benefits over 50 families in  Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts. 

HSBC supports relief efforts for communities in need

Communities across Sri Lanka have been battling bad weather and an unprecedented increase in the spreading of dengue this year. 

Port City Colombo sponsors islandwide beach clean up

Port City Colombo was the chief sponsor of an island wide beach clean-up organised by the Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA), to commemorate the National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation Week.

Hemas unveils ‘Upahara’ healthcare product for govt. employees

Leading private healthcare provider, Hemas Hospitals and laboratory chain launched their unique ‘Upahara’ scheme that offers a host of benefits including free OPD consultations plus a host of other medical treatments and investigations at vastly discounted rates, to government employees and their dependents.

Aitken Spence Travels nurture tourism best practices with communities

Aitken Spence Travels partnered with the staff of Turyaa Kalutara and the local community an environmental and professional empowerment programme recently to conduct an educational workshop to local community members whose livelihoods depended on tourism.

Coca-Cola partners Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka for ‘Corporate Team Build’

The staff of Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd joined hands with Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka recently in Kalutara, for a unique volunteer experience through Habitat’s ‘Corporate Team Build’. 

Sampath Bank Green Inventor workshop to help young inventors go green

Sampath Bank, one of the nation’s most innovative banks, in their continuing bid to secure a sustainable future recently held a workshop for the ‘Sampath Green Inventor’ competition finalists at the Buddhist Cultural Centre.

Tokyo Cement, MEPA attract volunteers for Trinco beaches cleanup

Tokyo Cement together with the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) Trincomalee District office, recently concluded a highly successful beach cleanup programme in Trincomalee.

DSL Enterprises pledges to support ‘Little Hearts’

September 19th saw leading distribution network, DSL Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, announce their participation in the Little Hearts project, which aims to build a cardiac and critical care complex at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital. 

RCGC hosts ‘Golfers for Charity’ event for Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation

The Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) will be hosting a Golfers for Charity event in aid of Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation (LAF) and RCGC Charity Welfare Fund on Saturday 23rd September. The Platinum sponsor of the event is Cargills Ceylon PLC who have pledged a donation of Rs.1.5 million directly to the LAF to facilitate their on-going work raising awareness to enhance dementia care and support. The Silver sponsor of the event is Clearpoint, Ra

HNB takes 274 Singithi depositors on guided tour around Colombo

Seeking to cultivate the savings habit in young Sri Lankans, Hatton National Bank rewarded 274 selected winners of the HNB Singithi Depositors competition together with their parents for a special educational tour around a series of landmark locations across Colombo.

Seylan Pahasara opens two new libraries in Gampaha and Trinco

Envisioning to offer quality education to the children of Sri Lanka, ‘Seylan Pahasara’ opened its 132nd and 133rd libraries in Gampaha and Trincomalee respectively. 

Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centre opened in Oddusuddan

In keeping with its theme of child empowerment and improving quality of life in rural communities, the eighth Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centre was declared open in Oddusuddan in the Mullaitivu District recently, a joint project of SriLankan Airlines and the Foundation of Goodness.

‘Seneha Siyapatha 2017’ commences construction in Ehaliyagoda, Rathnapura

The foundation stone laying ceremony of the proposed ‘Seneha Siyapatha Gammanaya’ at Ehaliyagoda, Rathnapura, initiated by Dialog Axiata PLC, was held under the auspices of Anura Priyadarshana Yapa MP, Minister of Disaster Management.

EU, UNDP & FAO unite to improve Palmyrah production and veterinary training

The Palmyrah Fibre Production Centre, and Palmyrah Pulp and Root Processing Centre in Tharavankoddai, Mannar district, were inaugurated by the Head of Cooperation of the European Union Delegation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Libuse Soukupova recently.

CMA holds CPD seminar on NOCLAR

The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) conducted a CPD seminar on ‘Setting the tone in a changing landscape’ recently, at the CMA auditorium.

Americares donates multipurpose first-aid boxes

At the request of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Division of the Ministry of Health, the relief and development organization Americares donated multipurpose first-aid boxes to be used by field staff in the Kaluthara District. Several samples of the boxes were handed to the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in Sri Lanka at the Ministry of Health in Colombo.