Another CSR project by Polytex Garments…
View(s):Amunugoda Kumaradasa Kanishta Vidyalaya which is in Gampaha district will be another fortunate school that got the attention of
An activity based workshop conducted for students to motivate them.
Polytex Garments Limited of Esquel Group Hong Kong, to get a brand new library building with furniture.
As Polytex Garments has one of their manufacturing plants in Yakkala, they wanted to do a community project towards encouraging the reading habit among children in the area. Under the guidance of the Educational Zonal office of Gampaha and library division of Education Department, Polytex Garments CSR team made visits to several schools in the area to understand the available library facilities in those schools. The team observed that Amunugoda Kumaradasa Kanishta Vidyalyaya only has a temporary library with limited space but also saw the keen interest in reading among the students and the efforts taken by the teachers.
Two students who got selected from the school for the good initiative of education department to encourage reading among children called as “producing writers for 21st century” through which children’s writings were published. Witnessing the need and also motivated by the interest of children and the school teaching staff, Polytex Garments decided to gift a library to the school for the children to read with more comfort and space. Polytex built up a cute library building in a reader friendly environment and it is almost reaching completion now. The handing over function is planned to be held on the 6th of May 2013.
Whilst the construction of the building was going on, Polytex organized a special lecture through an eminent university lecturer for the parents of the students to explain the value of reading and how the parents can influence children to read and motivate them.
On the same day, staff volunteers of Polytex conducted an activity based workshop for students of the school to make them interested in learning through different kinds of games and activities. Polytex also plans to organize a reading camp in the future for the children who show highest level of interest in using the library.
Polytex Garments is a joint venture between Esquel Enterprises and Local Sri Lankan partner which employs over 5000 employees in their five factories located in Ja-Ela, Yakkala, Kegalle and Koggala Industrial zone.
The training programme conducted for the teachers and parents
Esquel Group is an international company which has its garment manufacturing operations in China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. Founded in 1978 by Yuan-Loong Yang, Esquel group produces 82 million shirts each year for leading brands and retailers across the globe.
Esquel, through its Y.L. Yang Education Foundation, is actively involved in projects that encourage education for the underprivileged as they believe that education is an effective way to help them rise out of poverty and improve their future livelihoods. Esquel through the Y.L Foundation rebuilt 19 schools in some ofChina’s most impoverished areas.
With the funding of Esquel Y.L foundation, Polytex Garments executed number of community support projects. They built a labour room for Mahamodara Maternity hospital Galle along with donation of medical and other equipment as a Tsunami
The Library Building constructed by Polytex Garments
relief project, did a series of renovation, construction and motivational projects in Rohana Maha Vidyalaya Ahangama , renovating Deewela School in Kegalle. Polytex also recently donated over 1000 chairs to schools and various community centers
Ms. Dinosha Jayasundera, senior manager CSR of Esquel Group Hong Kong and Mr. Anura Peiris, Manager CSR of Polytex who were the key organizers who coordinated these projects, stated that Esquel group and Polytex team is happy to be involved in these kinds of community projects through which the company and its members can positively impact on the community where they operate and help uplift their future livelihoods.
Sujitha Miranda
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