LOLC Micro Credit fetes 244 students

LOLC Group Chairperson Ms. Rohini Nanayakkara and Group Managing Director and CEO Kapila Jayawardena welcome the chief guest, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal. Here the Governor presents a scholarship and gift pack to a student who excelled at the Grade 5 scholarship examination.

LOLC Micro Credit (LOMC), the micro-finance entity of the LOLC Group felicitated 244 students who had performed well at the recently concluded Grade five scholarship examination.

The Isuru Diriya Scholarship Awards program of LOMC was held for the third consecutive year at the Bishop's College auditorium recently. LOMC provides scholarships, gifts and skills development through educational programs and seminars for students sitting the Scholarship Examination.

LOLC Group, Group Managing Director and CEO Kapila Jayawardena said that providing financial support to students is a key objective of the company in its endeavour to empower the future generation.

Hirushima Nethmi Pathiraja of Nikaweratiya, Rashmika Pasindu Malshan of Mathugama and Vishmi Adithya of Elpitiya were the top three students who obtained the best results at the examination.

LOMC Director and CEO Ravi Tissera said that the scholarship program has been a remarkable success through the years. “We were overwhelmed by the response we got from parents and educators. The program has helped change the lives of students.

Examination preparatory seminars were held for over 10,000 children of the Group's loan clients and over 1,000 children who had passed the examination with exceptional results were felicitated by LOMC,” he said.

-LF