Seylan Bank’s CSR project, ‘Seylan Pahasara’, recently commissioned its landmark, 125th library at Watereka Kanishtha Vidyalaya Godagama, amidst an enthusiastic gathering of Seylan staff, the Principal and staff of the school and the students, fulfilling along-felt need ofa centrefor learning in the school that would benefit the students in multiple ways.
‘Seylan Pahasara’ was conceptualized to rebuild libraries in rural areas, especially in under-privileged schools.As a responsible corporate citizen of the country, Seylan Bank is determined to contribute towards children’s education islandwide and nurture them all to become intelligent, knowledge-driven and productive citizens of the nation fortified with positiveattitudes.
It is noteworthy to state that ‘’Seylan Pahasara’ not only fosters curriculum based education in rural schools but also attempts to provide total quality education by way of donating books on personal grooming, leadership skills, sports, recreational activities, aesthetics which are instrumental in nurturing well-balanced behavioral models.
The project is structured to donate few open air libraries too, fostering activity based learning. As a pivotal element, Seylan Bank persuades school authorities with partaking engagement for productive use of the libraries so as to ensure the benefit is always passed to students as ultimate beneficiaries.
The ‘Seylan Pehesara’ project was launched in year 2013 as a gift of hope for the future generations on the occasion of commemorating the bank’s 25th anniversary.
Remarking on the momentous launch of the 125th library, Tilan Wijeyesekera DGM Marketing and Personal Banking of Seylan Bank, said, “We are proud to inaugurate the 125th school library under the ‘Seylan Pahasara’ CSR project, having delighted thousands of students and devoted teachers,who will be benefitted from this library donation initiativeby numerous means, today and tomorrow.
Rebuilding dilapidated and rundown libraries and replenishing them with books, has infused a new spirit of hope and ambition amongst students in rural areas who can now avail of the fresh resources in their libraries to ignite a passion for reading and learning.”
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