Anverally & Sons Ltd. donates to SOS Children’s Villages

From Left: Anverally & Sons Exports and Logistics General Manager Upul Dissanayake, Anverally & Sons Human Resources Manager Purnima Herath, Anverally & Sons Chairman Mohamed Anverally, SOS Children’s Villages Assistant Director - Head of Fund Development and Communications Gayantha Dalpadado, SOS Children’s Villages Corporate Partnerships Manager Nipunika Ruhunuge, Anverally & Sons Head of Finance Inoka Geeganage, and Anverally & Sons General Manager - Human Resources and Operations Suranga Liyanarachchi

Anverally & Sons Ltd., the leading Sri Lankan tea exporter famous for its quality Ceylon tea, has donated cash and goods to the SOS Children’s Villages. Carried out as part of its CSR initiatives, the organisation made cash and dry ration donations amongst 16 SOS family homes located in Piliyandala Children’s Village. The company also donated a consignment of premium tea and iced tea products.

An event marking the donation took place at SOS Children’s Village in Piliyandala, with the participation of, SOS Children’s Villages Assistant Director - Head of Fund Development and Communications Gayantha Dalpadado, Anverally & Sons Chairman Mohamed Anverally, SOS Children’s Villages Corporate Partnerships Manager Nipunika Ruhunuge, Anverally & Sons Exports and Logistics General Manager Upul Dissanayake, Anverally & Sons Human Resources Manager Purnima Herath, Anverally & Sons Head of Finance Inoka Geeganage, and Anverally & Sons General Manager - Human Resources and Operations Suranga Liyanarachchi.

Speaking at the event, Mohamed Anverally stated that ‘giving back’ is a key element of the company’s social responsibility, and that supporting the great work SOS Children’s Villages does to significantly and meaningfully change the lives of children has always been of importance.

SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka is an independent non-governmental organisation headquartered in Austria with a presence in 136 countries that provides long-term care for children without parental care. The organisation has parallel ancillary projects that include family strengthening, vocational training, early childhood education, and medical facilities that contribute to the benefit of Sri Lankan society.

With over 70 years of expertise, and as the leading childcare organisation worldwide, SOS Children’s Villages in Sri Lanka has partnered with over 10 companies in the country and is always looking forward to welcoming more corporates that would be willing to support its mission in Sri Lanka, which is to build families for children in need, help them shape their own futures, and share in the development of local communities.