Sri Lanka’s largest exporter of branded apparel Brandix Group has come up with a unique way to mark World Water Day 2016 on March 22 – with Water Frescoes.
The company’s CSR division Bindu Foundation had organised a Diya Siththam or Water Frescoes contest among 37 schools in Sri Lanka on the occasion.
Out of them, thematic wall paintings of nine schools were selected to receive financial aid from the country’s largest apparel exporter.
Under this initiative, children from areas as geographically and socially diverse as Batticaloa, Polonnaruwa, Giritale, Koggala, Nivithigala, Rideegama, Seeduwa, Ratmalana and Avissawella were brought together to instil in them the idea of water conservation and other water-related issues faced by many communities in Sri Lanka.
“The enthusiastic response of hundreds of children to this art competition was heartening and inspirational,” Anusha Alles, Head of CSR & Corporate Communications at Brandix said. “It was a great platform to educate a wide cross section of our future generation on the importance of water use and conservation, while providing them with an opportunity to have fun and explore their artistic skills.”
The factories that participated in the programme identified schools in their areas to be invited to take part and provided them with the materials and tools required to produce their wall paintings under the theme Water for the people; Water by the people. The competition was open to all age groups of students.
At the end of the competition, wall paintings of five schools, Medirigiriya Central College, Giritale; Sri Rahula Maha Vidyalaya, Ratmalana; Halpathota Romanu Katholika Vidyalaya, Koggala; Kadawala Navodya Central College, Ratmalana and Peellawatta David De Silva Kanishta Vidyalaya, Katunayake were selected as the best.
Each of these schools which participated in the event received Rs 200,000 from Brandix. The Group also rewarded every one of the four primary schools that took part, with a total of Rs 375,000 in cash prizes.
