LOLC Micro Credit rewards young scholars

LOLC Micro Credit Ltd (LOMC) held its annual Isuru Diriya Sisu Upahara Scholarship Award Program at the Bishop's College auditorium in Colombo on Thursday.

This year's event was held for the fourth consecutive year, at which LOMC awarded scholarships and gifts to over 550 students from diverse communities across the country.

Out of this, 200 students who obtained top results were felicitated at the ceremony.

Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga was the chief guest. Deputy Governor, Central Bank, Dr. P. N. Weerasinghe, Additional Director, Department of Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Central Bank, H. B. D. Karunaratne, Chairperson, LOLC Group, Ms. Rohini Nanayakkara, Deputy Chairman LOLC Group and Chairman, LOLC Micro Credit Ltd, Ishara Nanayakkara, Group Managing Director and CEO, LOLC Group, Kapila Jayawardena, Executive Director, LOLC Group, Ms. Kalsha Amarasinghe and Director and CEO, LOLC Micro Credit Ltd, Ravi Tissera were present.

Of the children who scored high marks, Ms Malisha Parindi of Elpitiya obtained 190, Master Kaveesha Eshan Kumarasinghe of Balangoda obtained 189 and Miss Thabirasa Thenuka of Vavuniya scored 189.

Director and CEO of LOLC Micro Credit, Ravi Tissera said, " Isuru Diriya Sisu Upahara is a sustainable CSR program of LOLC Micro Credit to provide opportunities for children from grassroots communities to further their education."