Caltex supports Nena Guna Thilina book project

Managing Director and CEO, CLLP, Kishu Gomes with Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunga to affirm the company’s continued commitment towards the Presidential book project. Director Finance, CLLP, Anura Perera and Marketing Manager, CLLP, Ms. Upuli Kulasiri look on.

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC (CLLP) officials recently met Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunga at the Presidential Secretariat to mark the company's support towards the Nena Guna Thilina Presidential Book Project for the fourth consecutive year.

Under this community program, hundreds of children in less privileged schools receive access to insightful and developmental reading material such as encyclopedias and other books by acclaimed authors.

Over 950 rural schools have benefited under the program to date, where each school received a book pack valued at Rs. 75,000. Caltex has contributed over Rs. 4 million towards this project, providing a new bridge for schoolchildren from less privileged communities across Sri Lanka.

"We feel privileged to be a part of such a remarkable knowledge enhancement program launched by the Government, which will contribute towards linguistic and intellectual development in children of less privileged communities.

This enables us to give back to communities who deserve this free opportunity," said Managing Director and CEO, Chevron Lubricants, Kishu Gomes.

"Corporate responsibility is embodied in the organisation's values and the way it operates. The social responsibility projects of Chevron is driven largely by a commitment to socio-economic development of Sri Lanka," a spokesman for the company said.

According to the organisation, community partnerships and being socially responsible are fundamental to the broader success of the business as it stimulates economic growth and enables communities to prosper.