LOLC's CSR initiative, a success

The LOLC Group, through its strategic Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, LOLC CARE, successfully completed its inaugural CSR project aimed at child development and empowerment. Under LOLC CARE, the Group constructed a children's home and provided assistance to a home managed by the National Council for Child and Youth Welfare (NCCYW).

'Madiwela Special Education and Home for Boys' and 'LOLC CARE Child Development Centre' are at Madiwela, Nugegoda and are occupied by developmentally challenged males and orphaned boys. "LOLC CARE Child Development Centre", the newly constructed two-storeyed home, was opened recently and was subsequently donated to the NCCYW.

LOLC Group Managing Director and CEO, Kapila Jayawardena said, "During the first phase of our inaugural project under LOLC CARE, we partnered with the NCCYW to provide financial assistance to renovate and maintain one of their homes, namely, the 'Madiwela Special Education School and Home for Boys'.

This home is dedicated to looking after 34 developmentally challenged boys and adults, and we managed to increase the capacity of the home to accommodate six more occupants. During the second phase of the project, we constructed a full-fledged home in the adjoining land to house and educate 50 young, orphaned boys. Staff members of the home will provide the children care and education until they reach 18 years.

The home will also provide them vocational skills to secure employment thereafter."

Chairperson Ms. Rohini Nanayakkara, Deputy Chairman, Ishara Nanayakkara, Group Managing Director and CEO Kapila Jayawardena and Executive Director, Ms. Kalsha Amarasinghe lights the oil lamp during the opening ceremony.