Caltex Partners for the Fourth Consecutive Year in the “Nena Guna Thilina” Presidential Book Project for Rural Schools

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC (CLLP), marketer of Caltex branded lubricants in Sri Lanka, has been actively spearheading socio-economic and cultural development projects through its development efforts for local communities for nearly two decades.

 

The Company’s most recent CSR project is the collaboration with the Government, to annihilate the learning barrier in the country faced by rural schools. Caltex officials recently met with Mr. Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary to the President at the Presidential Secretariat to mark the Company’s support towards the ‘Nena Guna Thilina’ Presidential Book Project for the 4th consecutive year.

 

Under this special community programme, hundreds of children in less privileged schools receive an equal opportunity to education with access to very insightful and developmental reading material such as encyclopedias and other books by acclaimed authors.

 

Over 950 rural schools have benefited under the programme to date, where each school received a book pack valued at Rs.75,000/-. Caltex has contributed over Rs.4 Million towards this project, providing a new developmental bridge for school children from less privileged communities across Sri Lanka.

 

“We feel privileged to be a part of such a remarkable knowledge enhancement programme launched by the Government, which we are confident will contribute immensely towards linguistic and intellect development in our children who represent less privileged communities. This gives us an opportunity to give back to communities who deserve this free opportunity; which can help the future of our nation as a knowledgeable intellect driven economy” commented Mr. Kishu Gomes, Managing Director/CEO, Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC.

 

This year’s donation by Caltex contributes towards the significant mark of 10,000 books gifted under the Presidential Book Project to date.

 

Corporate responsibility is embodied in the organization’s values and the way it operates. The social responsibility projects carried out by Chevron is driven largely by a commitment to socio-economic development, based on research that considers the medical, social, economic, and cultural dynamics shaping the future of Sri Lanka. According to the organization, community partnerships and being socially responsible are fundamental to the broader success of the business as it assists in ways that help stimulate economic growth and enable communities to prosper.