Eagle Samana
– “Creating-an-Equally-abled-Society -
November 2007
Eagle’s consistent effort to enhance the well being of
the Sri Lankan community has resulted in the launch of its latest
innovative CSR-platform “Eagle Samana” towards creating
“an equally-abled-society.”
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The core objective of Eagle Samana is to enhance the knowledge of teachers who work with disabled children, through a series of workshops and training modules featuring recognized resource persons in the field of special education. This will help enhance the educational-development of specially-abled children to achieve their potential, and become fulfilled-citizens of the country.
As a first step a multi-media-campaign was carried out to call-for-applications from teachers and volunteers, for the inaugural national level workshop. The response was extremely positive and over 1000 teachers, parents and volunteers from all over the island attended Eagle’s knowledge enhancing workshop for teachers of disabled children, held at BMICH, Colombo in October 2007.
Experts in the field of Special Education were selected, to ensure that the knowledge they shared at the event added value to the participants of the workshop.
The event was implemented in collaboration with, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Service & Social Welfare, Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Empowerment. Special facilities were also made available by The Sunera Foundation.
This inaugural workshop will be followed by a series of regional workshops which will be more focused and interactive.
Eagle staff who have volunteered to support the project will be trained as volunteer-teachers. They will then be assigned to selected special-needs schools.
Felicitating-Bravery
In 2005 Eagle's continuing endeavors to support the community was
enhanced when the Company became a the principal sponsor of the
National Civilian Bravery Award. These awards recognise those recognizing
those who have saved lives at the risk of their own.
Eagle conducted a media-campaign in a bid to drive the concept across-the-nation
and to inspire noble-values such as compassion and bravery while
applauding selfless-actions. Eagle’s active-involvement has
elevated this endeavor to the point that it has won the commendation
of President Mahinda Rajapakse, who honored the award-winners with
a felicitation at his official-residency. Recipient of the 2006
Gold Medal was Sathyamoorthi, a janitor who rescued two children
from a house-on-fire.
Eagle Awards of Excellence
Commenced in 2003, this award reaffirms the Company' s continuing
commitment towards excellence and the promotion of the country's
art and culture. Eminent personalities in this field are felicitated
by Eagle at its annual Sales Convention by the presentation of Eagle
Awards of Excellence. In 2007, Malini Fonseka and Joe Abeywickrama
were the recipients of these awards. In previous years Dr. Premasiri
Khemadasa and Kalasuri Henry Jayasena, Dr Lester James Peries and
Pundit W D Amaradeva, and the late Chitrasena and his wife Vajira,
Nanda Malini and Kalasuri Sybil Wettasinghe were the recipients
of these awards.
Regional Blood-donation Campaign
Eagle has also several blood donation campaigns over the years through
the participation of employees and those in the close vicinity.
Taking Tsunami-Orphans ‘under-our-wing’
Eagle joined with deep-rooted NGO - Sarvodaya to build an orphanage
for children who have lost their parents to the Tsunami. The company
contributed its 1% annual profit, to commence the project and to ensure
that these children face life with renewed-hope. |
