The opening ceremony of the ‘Ethera Sisu Diriya,’ which was initiated under the ‘Mahajana Mehewara’ CSR drive of the People’s Bank, was held recently at the Grand Navro Hotel in Matara with the attendance of Southern Province Governor Dr. Willie Gamage, People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse, and People’s Bank CEO/General Manager Ranjith Kodituwakku.
‘Ethera Sisu Diriya’ was launched by the People’s Bank in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau, the Ministry of Education, district secretariats, and divisional secretariats as a tribute to foreign employees who toil tirelessly to earn foreign exchange to provide a better life for their loved ones and strengthen the economy of the country. The purpose of introducing this programme is to assist their children’s education in the absence of a parent, thus ensuring the child’s development into a good citizen.
Under this programme, the details of those who leave for foreign employment will be shared with the People’s Bank by the Foreign Employment Bureau and development officers in district secretariats. If such individuals have school-age children, the bank will coordinate with their teachers and school principals through the Ministry of Education to monitor the progress of those children.
This will be done via a specially designed progress report which will be used to evaluate each child’s education, mentality, and extra-curricular activities by the school. The bank will review this report and connect with the foreign employee’s family to plan the child’s future development.
‘Ethera Sisu Diriya’ commences from Matara
02 Oct 2022
‘Ethera Sisu Diriya’ commences from Matara
02 Oct 2022