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Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC has come forward to fund a new recording room for the Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates at their premises in Moratuwa. The organisation has also contributed towards the construction of their new office facility located on the same premises.
At a ceremony held recently at Temple trees to commemorate the completion of the new premises and to coincide with International White Cane Day, a ceremonial presentation was made by the officials of the Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates to President Mahinda Rajapakshe in the presence of the Management of Chevron.
Chevron’s association with the Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates commenced in January 2007 based on an appeal made by President Mahinda Rajapakshe on their behalf. An initial presentation of one million rupees wasmade by the management of Chevron to the Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates at a ceremony held at Temple Trees to support this project. Subsequently, a further sum was also donated towards the construction and refurbishment of the much needed sound proof room at the facility.
"We are inspired by the work and commitment of the Sri Lanka Council of the Visually Handicapped Graduates towards the rehabilitation and training of the visually impaired people in the community and are pleased to contribute towards this worthy cause" said CEO / Managing Director of Chevron in Sri Lanka, Kishu Gomes.
The Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates was set up with the aim of providing opportunities to the visually impaired youth in keeping with identified needs. The Council has a membership of over 150 visually handicapped graduates and over 50 visually handicapped undergraduates. The Council is equipped to conduct computer training, English Language Courses and DC Technology Course and also has students following undergraduate courses at various universities in Sri Lanka.
The Council also supports the visually handicapped community through Scholarship programmes for their undergraduates, Teacher Training Programme known as ‘Diriya Saviya" in association with the Youth Services Council (Tharuna Seva Sabhava) and the Young Leaders Training programme. They also support the visually impaired through the distribution of white canes to the community, placements for graduates and medical assistance.
The Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates is committed to empowering the blind and visually impaired to achieve employment, education and personal independence. Chevron has been associated with numerous social responsibility projects within the Deaf and Blind community of Sri Lanka for many years. In October last year Chevron joined the Sri Lanka Federation of Visually Handicapped (SLFVH) to provide financial assistance and donate white canes which were ceremonially distributed by Dullas Alahapperuma, Minister of Transport at a ceremony commemorating International White Cane Day. Similar commemorations were held in the presence of President Mahinda Rajapakshe and Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake. Chevron has also been involved in a number of projects involving the Deaf and Blind schools in the country aimed at uplifting their standards.
