Education
Supporting Employees Children
Distribution of schoolbooks for employees’ children. Children of employees who excel in education were recognized.
1,560 beneficiaries.
Developing Schools
Annual schoolbooks donation to children at Rathmalgahawewe, Anuradhapura. A photocopy machine worth USD 680 and paper was also donated to the school.
Over 555 children benefited.
DP Education Room
DP Education room was completed at a school in Anuradhapura in partnership with the DP Foundation. We will be completing the same at a school in Horana this year.
USD 2,160 investment.
Other Ongoing Initiatives to Development Community Relationships
Empowering Local SME’s
We source saw dust, janitorial and gardening services, manpower, transportation, and canteen services from local suppliers. We also encourage the community to purchase excess scrap materials.
Payments of over USD 41 Mn made to these SME’S.
Engagement with the Community
Promoting organic cultivation amongst the community by cultivating organic paddy in a nearby field belonging to Hayleys Fabric PLC. The harvest from this 10-acre field is distributed among the religious leaders of the community as well as to our employees.
Nearly 6,700 beneficiaries.
Direct and Indirect Employment Opportunities
We uplift the area by creating direct as well as indirect employment opportunities for the people. We seek to hire locally as much as possible.
57% of our employees are within a 15 km radius.
