CBL extends hand to less privileged

In its commitment to providing education to marginalized and less privileged children, Ceylon Biscuits Ltd (CBL) recently extended its well known CSR scheme, Munchee Tikiri Shishyadara to children of prisoners.

The Shishyadara were handed over to the children at a simple ceremony held at the Welikada Prison, recently where Major General V.R. Silva, Commissioner General of prisons was the chief guest.

Started ten years ago by CBL, as a community development project, Munchee Tikiri Shishyadara has thousands of beneficiaries and ranked number one among CBL’s impressive CSR portfolio. Contributing millions of rupees, the scheme assists students to continue with primary level education. CBL is ready to continue assisting the top line students who have achieved excellent results at Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, with further higher education.

Munchee Tikiri Shishyadara aims to maximize educational opportunities for those in need, and we are happy to extend this programme to children of inmate prisoners who otherwise would not have an opportunity’ said Nandana Wickramage, Group Director and Head of Marketing and Sales of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd. “Assisting these children who’s living environment may not be conducive or supportive towards education is a significant attribute for CBL’s Munchee Tikiri Shishyadara Programme, and this year we have granted the schemes to children and hope to increase the number in the near future. He further mentioned that children of war heroes who died in action and those of disabled soldiers have been beneficiaries in the past.

Wickramage noted that the educational support programme has helped some students from rural schools who have obtained straight A’s in all the subjects offered at O’Levels progress to very good A’ Level results that have enabled them to gain entrance to the National Medical College.

“In these instances, we provide the support all through their university years” he added.