Rienzie wins Onyko Braille essay comp.

Rienzie Benedict, Welfare Officer of the Sri Lanka Federation of the Visually Handicapped has won the first prize in an essay competition for the blind. He will receive the Ootsuki award and USD 1,000 for his prize winning essay on "World Peace through the experiences of a Disabled Person".

The Onyko Braille essay competition was conducted by the Asian Blind Union on behalf of the Onyko Company and Mainishi Newspaper Company in Japan.

Mr. Benedict is to be honoured with the Blind Achievers’ Award from the National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities at a ceremony to be held at the SLFI at 9 a.m. on Monday, December 3, which is World Disabled Day.