Chevron CEO calls on schoolchildren to take leadership on
environment
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NEW Project: MD/CEO of Chevron Kishu Gomes with the Principal of
Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa P.K.D. De S. Gunasekare.
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With growing concerns about the depleting environment worldwide, it
has become apparent for companies to embark on ambitious programmes to
preserve the environment for future generations.
"It is essential to reduce this environmental burden and make an
extra effort to preserve the environment for future generations", says
Kishu Gomes, Managing Director / CEO for Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC at
the launch of the Haritha Gamana Programme to the students of Princess
of Wales Moratuwa.
"Through the Haritha Gamana programme we hope to empower students to
take on leadership and responsibility of preserving and promoting
positive environmental improvements", says Gomes. "This programme will
focus on changing the mindset of the children to become more conscious
and mindful in the community."
The Haritha Gamana Programme was introduced by Chevron in Sri Lanka
as a means of reaching out to the community in a different way to
promote better health, environment and safety practices amongst the
younger generations.
The program focuses on changing the mindset of the children to become
more safety and health conscious and care for environment. It addresses
a different dimension in the disciplines of health, environment and
safety, getting children more involved and instilling a sense of
responsibility within them.
"We firmly believe in inculcating good practices at a very young age
to help them evolve into more responsible citizens while at the same
time developing a positive influence on the larger society through their
family member, friends, and relatives", Gomes said.
To facilitate the operations of this project, Chevron will invest
adequate resources during the year for activities within the scope of
the project. Based on requests made by the school, Chevron will
initially concentrate on finding solutions to the schools environmental
issues at hand and later extend its support into other areas concerning
health and safety for children.
The Haritha Gamana programme was initially designed and launched to
the students of Mahanama College in 2005 and later extended to the
students of St. Paul's Milagiriya in 2006. The organisation hopes to
introduce this concept to other schools around the country. |
