Union Assurance commemorates World Children’s Day

Union Assurance is a company that is dedicated to the creation of healthy communities through its corporate social responsibility programs. In the recent past, the company has been engaged in a number of programs aimed at eliminating and raising awareness on thalassaemia and dengue.  

In another leap forward, Union Assurance conducted a program for teenagers around the theme of ‘A Successful Life’ on 8 October to commemorate World Children’s Day. The program was conducted at the Dharmaraja College Kandy auditorium and was attended by over 300 students from 14 leading schools in the area.  

Today’s teenagers are under immense pressure and stress. As a result of not knowing how to process and handle this pressure, many students face hardships in life. It is essential to create awareness, not only among the students – but also among the parents and the teachers, on how to provide the appropriate support for their children who are at a very crucial stage of their lives. 

Union Assurance is taking steps to organise a program that will reach out to parents and teachers to raise awareness. Further, steps are already on the way to organise programs in the 14 schools that participated in the flagships program in the coming year. 

Along with these programs Union Assurance also carries out thalassaemia awareness programs with the National Thalassaemia Centre. As of now UA and the Thalassaemia Centre has organised 42 programs to educate the public about the disease. As it is most effective to test children over the age of 12 for the disease, the company believes that raising awareness among teenagers would prove extremely beneficial for the eradication of thalassaemia. 

“The best way to eradicate thalassaemia is to create awareness about the disease. We truly value the support Union Assurance has provided us to help spread the word about the disease. Further, conducting a program aimed at teenagers – that would help them pave the way towards creating a successful life, while at the same time raising awareness about the disease, is a truly wonderful thing,” stated noted paediatrician Dr. J.M. Nilam of the National Thalassemia Centre. 

At the same time, in accordance with the program, leaflets detailing information about thalassaemia were distributed in the Kandy town, with the kind assistance of the St. John’s Ambulance members. It is the goal of Union Assurance to continue to conduct similar programmes across the country to ensure the wellbeing of communities today and in the future.