Tokyo Cement Group recently teamed up with The Foundation of Goodness to set up The A.Y.S. Gnanam Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centre in Dambulla.
The facility, which became the 12th Village Heartbeat project of the Foundation of Goodness,was opened by Chairman Dr. Harsha Cabral. Managing Director of the Tokyo Cement Group, S.R. Gnanam and Founder and Chief Trustee of the Foundation of Goodness, Kushil Gunasekera were present.
Three main distributors of Tokyo Cement Group in the region, Dharmasiri Rajapaksha, Proprietor, Kandegedera Hardware, Wilgamuwa, Wijesiri Perera, Proprietor, Perera Distributors, Dambulla and W.S. Fernando, Proprietor Sampath Traders, Bakamuna were among the guests.
The Empowerment Centre in Sisirawatte, Dambulla, will provide free educational support on subjects such as Science, Mathematics, IT, English, Tamil, and Traditional Dancing, for Primary up to Grade 5 students from low-income families.
Dr. Harsha Cabral PC, Chairman of the Tokyo Cement Group said the beneficiaries of the institute should take pride in acquiring valuable skills that are in high demand and make use of this opportunity to make a positive contribution to the society.
Founder and Chief Trustee of the Foundation of Goodness, Kushil Gunasekera called on all beneficiaries of the 12th VHE Centre in Dambulla to pay the kindness they receive in the form of better opportunities, to other, even lesser fortunate individuals in their respective communities, with the aim of uplifting the lives of everyone and ultimately the nation.