Ceylinco Life funds house for war-hero

As the third-year commemoration of the end of the military conflict in Sri Lanka draws near, Ceylinco Life has paid tribute to the sacrifice of one gallant soldier by providing funds for the construction of a house for a war-hero who was disabled in the liberation effort.

With Rs. 1 million provided by the life insurance leader, a new house was constructed in Hevanapalassa in Nikaweratiya recently for Pte. R.D.C Sanadheera of the Gajaba regiment of Sri Lanka Army.

The contribution was made by Ceylinco Life to the ‘Seva Vanitha’ Unit of the Ministry of Defence as part of its CSR initiatives.

The house was handed over to Pte Sanadheera by Seva Vanitha Unit Chairperson Ioma Rajapaksa in the presence of officials from Ceylinco Life and Seva Vanitha Unit Vice President Indu Rathnayake and Major General Jagath Dias – Commander of the Gajaba regiment of the Sri Lanka Army.

Among other recent community initiatives by Ceylinco Life, the market leader in Sri Lanka’s life insurance sector, are the awarding of scholarships of Rs. 8.5 million to 170 future leaders of Sri Lanka under the company’s ‘Pranama’ programme and the sponsoring of a road safety awareness seminar for 250 schoolchildren from 27 schools in Jaffna.