Nadalagamuwa, Kurunegala (October 03, 2023) — Commemorating World Teachers' Day and World Children's Day with meaningful community intervention, the Shri Hela Cultural Collaboration Foundation (SHCCF) and the Shri Hela Higher Education Academy, in strategic partnership with the Special Monitoring Mission of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC SMM), organized a special nutritional support and educational awareness drive in the North Western Province.
The program was conducted on October 3, 2023, at Nadalagamuwa Rahula Maha Vidyalaya in the Kurunegala District, directly benefiting 460 students and teachers from the school community.
LKR 200,000 Invested in Nutritional Relief and Student Wellbeing Executed with a total financial sponsorship of approximately LKR 200,000, the initiative provided wholesome, high-nutrition food items alongside educational awareness sessions aimed at promoting healthy childhood development and academic focus.
The core financial backing and sponsorship for this humanitarian mission were personally contributed by dedicated institutional leaders:
Mr. Nalin Darshana Mallavarachchi — Deputy Director of Social Services and Public Welfare, SHCCF / Zonal Volunteer Coordinator, IHRC Mr. Dhammika Sisira Kumara — Director of Social Services and Public Welfare, SHCCF / Zonal Volunteer Coordinator, IHRC Dr. Chrishantha Dissanayake: "Children Must Be the Best Thing in Our Lives Every Single Day" Delivering a heartfelt address to the participants, school staff, and organizers, Dr. Chrishantha J.K.M. Dissanayake—Sri Lankan Commissioner of the IHRC and Founder, President, and Director General of the SHCCF—called for continuous, lifelong dedication toward child empowerment:
"Children must be treated as the most precious priority in our lives. Protecting, nurturing, and empowering them should never be confined to a single day on the calendar, but must be a daily commitment we honor unconditionally."
Executive Representation and Delegation The event was organized under the primary stewardship of the Shri Hela Cultural Collaboration Foundation and was attended by key executive board members and directors:
SHCCF & IHRC Delegation: Dr. Chrishantha J.K.M. Dissanayake, Mr. Nalin Darshana Mallavarachchi, Mr. Chaminda Nishantha, Mr. Dhammika Sisira Kumara, Chief Inspector of Police (Retd.) Harrison Somasiri, and Mr. Hemantha Vitharana. School Community: Principals, teaching staff, and 460 participating students of Nadalagamuwa Rahula Maha Vidyalaya. Official Event Record
Date: October 03, 2023
Venue: Nadalagamuwa Rahula Maha Vidyalaya, Kurunegala
Reported by:
Hemantha Vitharana
Senior Executive Director — Shri Hela Cultural Collaboration Foundation
