BAM lights up young lives

B.A. Mahipala the Chairman of BAM Holdings Ltd. handing over a scholarship award to a child.

The World Children's Day was celebrated on October 1. The BAM Holdings Ltd. lit up the lives of seven young children hailing from the localities of their operational centres/factories.

These children were presented with scholarships by way of guaranteed return bank accounts where each child is a recipient of approximately Rs. 250,000 for their educational purposes usable when they attain 18 years. The total value of the above investment was Rs. 1.7 million.

The significance of this event was that all these children have lost their fathers as they sacrificed their lives for the country and for us by serving in the security forces fighting against terrorism. One of the BAM group's main philosophies is 'Children are the future'. Based on this philosophy, every year a significant amount of funds are spent for the welfare of children both from within the organization's workers and outside. The lucky recipients were, Ranusha Malki Lokuliyana - Amugoda, Naurunnage Chamika Hirana - Dickwella, Nimasha Hansani Premachandra - Padaviya, Mahamada Kalapuwage Nishara Srimali - Ranna, Marasinghe Jedige Sachin Dishan Marasinghe - Ranna, Vindaya Rochani Dharmakeerthi - Alawwa and Sunudu Chethana Dissanayaka - Beliattha.

The BAM group is a leading apparel manufacturer and integrated value added service provider to the apparel industry supplying for leading brands NEXT and Marks and Spencer of UK and other popular international brands such as Tesco and Needles Eye with over three decades in the business. The flagship company is Miami Exports Pvt Ltd.