Sanasa Life Insurance Company PLC recently organized a CSR programme to donate bedding, pillows, mattresses and sheets to the monks residing at the Sri Gnanodaya Pirivena, Thalawa, Anuradhapura. 

The programme was organized in conjunction with the 22nd Sanasa Nelum Mal Poojawa programme, under the patronage of Dr. P. A. Kiriwandeniya, Founder of the Sanasa Movement. Sanasa Life Insurance Chairman T. Karunasena, CEO Indika Kiriwandeniya, COO Nuwanpriya Gunawardena, Manager (Marketing) Mahesh Wickramatunge and several other officials attended the event.

Sanasa Life donated beds, mattresses, pillows, sheets and table chair for the new 25 room Bhikku hostel that was set up for the novice bhikkus residing at the Pirivena.

“The role of the monks in moving forward as a nation is immense and it is more important to us now than ever before. It is important to implement a national level program for it.  From the inception of the SANASA movement, we have been doing our best to all religions. Sanasa Movement is committed to organizing such projects in the future as well,” Sanasa Foundation Dr. P. A. Kiriwandeniya said.

The Sri Gnanodaya Pirivena was initially established as Kotmale Wataddara Sri Gnanodaya Pirivena around 1880 and was registered on 21 February 1921. In 1980, Sri Gnanodaya Pirivena was relocated in Thalawa area in the Anuradhapura district due to the Kotmale reservoir project. There are about 110 student monks and lay children studying at the Pirivena, and has over 600 students attending dhamma school.