In celebration of World Teachers’ Day and in appreciation of the invaluable service rendered by teachers in nurturing the young minds of the country’s future leaders, Hemas Hospital Wattala recently conducted a community healthcare programme for over 100 teachers and 1,000 students.

South Asia Textile Industries Lanka and Inner Wheel Club of Colombo West, a Rotary International affiliate, partnered in a joint healthcare initiative for the people of Gampaha District, which involved the building of walking exercise track for elders as well as the donation of dry rations to 150 pregnant mothers.

IPM Sri Lanka has organized the popular The Great HR Quiz 2015 for the 2nd consecutive year with objectives centered on broad knowledge sharing, creating opportunities to research on best HR practices and putting together a large HR audience for positive interaction within a competitive spirit.

More than 9,000 children flocked to Arpico Supercentres and Arpico Daily Supermarkets on a single day recently, to demonstrate their drawing skills at an art competition organised by the retail giant to celebrate World Children’s Day.

Sri Lanka’s efforts to promote occupational safety and health at workplaces across the island are to be supported by the country’s single largest apparel exporter Brandix as principal sponsor of the 2015 National Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) week.

In a bid to help communities improve groundwater conditions and increase their resilience to floods related threats, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), in partnership with the Mannar District Secretariat and the Mannar Urban council, facilitated a series of community consultations.

Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail clothing stores with over 16 outlets island-wide, in its series of various CSR activities recently installed direction boards at Ragama Hospital adding ease and convenience to the public.

A select number of policyholders of Ceylinco Life received an unexpected treat recently when they were invited by the life insurance leader to an exclusive viewing of the Esala Perahera in Kandy with refreshments and dinner.

Sunshine Healthcare Lanka (SHL), a member of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC, supported ‘Careerlead 2015,’ a national-level initiative to provide greater opportunities to students and entrepreneurs from outside the Western Province by bringing students from tertiary education institutions across the country, entrepreneurs and employers to one platform.

In a move to promote knowledge sharing and diversified learning, Holcim Lanka’s Holcim Academy jointly launched yet another flagship programme as Leadership Exploration And Development through Synergies (LEADS), with several other corporates.

Litro Gas, the largest importer and market leader of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Sri Lanka, recently stepped up as a key sponsor for the National Beach Cleaning Programme organized by the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment.