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Amunugama, India’s Mahesh Bhatt at Community Leader Awards
Public Administration & Home Affairs Minister Sarath Amunugama and Mahesh Bhatt, a renowned film maker from India and UNICEF’s Special Envoy are the top guests attending Tuesday’s prestigious Community Leader Awards held for the second successive year.

Dr Amunugama, chief guest, and Mr Bhatt, guest of honour who has flown down for the occasion, will also address the distinguished audience on the value of helping education and children at the gala dinner event organized and presented by CIMA and The Sunday Times Business Club at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo on February 28.

The awards this year focuses on enriching education in schools through private sector initiatives. The awards scheme itself is unique since CSR awards normally take the entire gamut of activities of all companies. The CIMA-The Sunday Times Business Club contribution in recognizing companies over their achievements in CSR is unique because it narrows down CSR to a specific issue – every year - that concerns society in which corporate performance would be measured.

Awards are being presented in the large, medium and small sectors with a set of special category awards also being made at the discretion of the judges. The Community Leader Awards launched in 2004 is aimed at bringing the private sector and the community at large together in a long-term partnership that would steer responsible business ethnics and future development of the country.

The evening’s programme will include a performance from the Sunera Foundation, a theme song and two others songs with a youthful choir focusing on children in addition to video clips from UNICEF, CIMA and a special short film promoting the concept of corporate support in education. Last year’s top winner was Unilever for excellence in waste management.

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