Ceylinco Life supports community development

The needy in communities in many parts of Sri Lanka were benefited in 2009-10 from a series of Corporate Social Responsibility activities conducted by Ceylinco Life, the country's life insurance leader.

Ceylinco Life’s multifaceted community projects: classroom buildings for rural schools, water supply systems and medical camps.

These projects focused on the education, health and quality of life of residents of underprivileged areas in Sri Lanka, and comprised of multifaceted interventions, the company said.

Ceylinco Life assisted 11 schools under its School Development Program, building new class rooms and providing furniture and sanitation facilities. Among the beneficiary schools were the Manipuram Vigneshwara Vidyalayam in Valachchenai, Katiyape Primary School in Matara, Werahera Junior School in Pannala, Pitawala Roman Catholic School in Rambukkana and Navatkerny Sri Kannakar Vidyalaya in Batticaloa.

The company also conducted its 'Waidya Hamuwa' free medical camps program for the sixth consecutive year in 46 rural locations providing medical care to more than 12,000 people.

Among the areas in which the medical camps were conducted were Dambulla, Nattandiya, Nochchiyagama, Anamaduwa, Moneragala, Kalawanchikudi and Akkaraipattu.

Commenting on the emphasis placed by the company on CSR activities, Ceylinco Life Deputy Chairman R Renganathan said: "We have one of the largest portfolios of community related activities in Sri Lanka's corporate sector and our focus is predominantly on the poorest segments of the population."