Asian Alliance Insurance Sports Club uplifts standards of orphaned children

The Sports Club of Asian Alliance Insurance PLC extended their contribution to the girls at the Peter Weerasekera Children’s Home in Buthpitiya as a continuation in their efforts to uplift the standards of society.

The Peter Weerasekara Children’s Home, inaugurated in 1960, was created as a shelter for girls who had found themselves destitute and orphaned. The initial intake was a batch of 10 girls, ranging from the ages of seven to 14, but now has come to be the home of 49 girls.

It is a Government approved charity with children being directed to the residence by the Department of Probation and Childcare as per a Magistrate Court’s authority. The Home is situated in salubrious surroundings, 21 miles away from Colombo, and is lead by a committee headed by Singha Weerasekera, who is the founder of the Peter Weerasekera Children’s Home.   

The Sports Club of Asian Alliance Insurance has gifted the children living at the home with a motor insurance cover for their school bus for the second consecutive year. This will provide them protection in the event of any accidents while at the same time give the Peter Weerasekera Children’s Home, already burned by the numerous expenses related to taking care of children, a relief.

AAI places steadfast and abiding value in nurturing the development of the next generation with the prospect of moulding future professionals who will benefit the nation. The company has contributed to this task by collaborating with a diverse array of projects. The AAI Sports Club believes that this will be the stepping stone towards a long term partnership with the Peter Weeresekera Children’s Home and will lead to the children being nurtured in to better citizens. This will be the initial step towards a diverse array of CSR projects which will be carried out by the Sports Club of Asian Alliance Insurance during the year.