Swadeshi Khomba empowers environmental pioneers

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One of the environmental pioneers receives the prize from Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment Anuradha Jayarathna while officials of Swadeshi Industrial Works look on

Being Sri Lanka’s pioneer in indigenous natural beauty care and personal care products, Swadeshi Khomba brand considers its symbiosis with nature to be a core element of its business. Preserving Sri Lanka’s biodiversity is a key sustainability concern for the company and efforts are made each year to raise awareness amongst our key stakeholders and empower environmental champions around the country to promote environmental best practices and stewardship.

In keeping with this commitment, the company recently sponsored the 12th ‘Environment Pioneer National Camp’, which was held at the National College of Education, Peradeniya recently. This year’s national camp was attended by 400 activists, including 300 environmental pioneers who have excelled in the Environmental Pioneer Program.

The Environmental Pioneer Program is a broad environmental network that is currently being implemented within Sri Lanka’s school system by the Central Environmental Authority along with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education with the purpose of creating awareness and social responsibility amongst the future citizens of the country.

The national camp of the Environmental Pioneer Program this year was inaugurated on 22 September under the guidance of President Maithripala Sirisena, with the presence of Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment Anuradha Jayarathna, the Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Governor of the Central Province and Chief Minister of the Central Province as special invitees.

The knowledge sharing and collaboration enabled by the national camp has strengthened the vigour of the Environmental Pioneer Program and it is the hope of the Swadeshi Khomba brand that this stimulation will spur further collaborations and initiatives to preserve the environment at school and household level.