Hemas opens 35th Piyawara pre-school in Mullaitivu
View(s):Hemas Holdings recently opened its 35th Pre-School in the resettled village of Silawathei, Mullaitivu Town.
“This was also a dream come true for the 50 little children of Silawathei, who along with their grateful parents, came to witness the opening of their own little pre-school. This was also a great moment of pride and satisfaction for Hemas, indeed a landmark event in the decade old history of Piyawara in Sri Lanka,” the company said in a media release.
The primary CSR project of Hemas Group, Piyawara was launched in 2002 in collaboration with the Ministry of Child
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Picture shows Mr Abbas Esufally being escorted by the children of the Silawathei Piyawara Pre-School at the opening.
Development. Considered one of the best public-private sector initiatives in the country, it currently operates 35 pre-schools island wide by providing education for over 3,000 children on a daily basis.
Executive Director of Hemas Outreach Foundation Shiromi Masakorala said, “Piyawara has, at all times, given us a deep sense of fulfillment. Seeing the smiles on the faces of these little children, be they from the North, South, East or West, inspires us to continue this project into the future and with greater determination.”
The Hemas Outreach Foundation provides training to all the pre-school teachers while all ‘Piyawara’ pre-schools are monitored and sustained by Hemas and the Ministry with teachers appointed by the Local Government or Rural Development Societies.
“Piyawara is in its landmark 10th anniversary year. This has been a very rewarding journey as we have touched the lives of over 3000 little children across the geographical divide,”said Chairman Hemas Outreach Foundation Abbas Esufally.
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