Hatton National Bank partnered with the Sri Lanka Water Partnership (SLWP) to initiate a Sanitation, Sensitization, and Hygiene Programme for 10 schools in Aranayake, in the Kegalle District that were adversely affected by landslides last year.

The programme was focused on delivering an improved standard of living for school students and related communities through awareness building sessions and the construction of a Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) Systems within school premises in the area.

The 10 RWH systems were formally handed over to the schools following a small ceremony on 13th October 2017, with technical support being provided by the NWSDB while the Lions Club of Pilimatalawe and a local CBO the Maha oya –Kuda Oya Surekeeme Sanvidanaya provided local oversight and coordination.

Schools included in the programme were:

Mawanella Polabegoga Kanishta Vidhylaya

Mawanella Uduwewala primary school

Mawanella Uduwewala Maha Vidhyalaya

Mawanella Thammita Kanishta Vidhylaya

Mawanella Gurubavila Vishalaya

Mawanella Al Jalal Muslim Kanishta Vidhylaya

Mahanadi Kanishta Vidhylaya

Hathgampola Kanishta Vidhylaya

Debathgompola Kanishta Vidhylaya

Rahala Kanishta Vidhylaya

Photo caption: Representatives from Divisional Secretariat Aranayake; Former Zonal Educational Director Aranayake; Principal Mawanella Al Jalal Muslim Kanishta Vidhylaya, Kusum Athukorala, Consultant, Sri Lanka Water Partnership; Hemantha Seneviratne, Asst Manager Sustainable Business, HNB PLC, Shanel Perera, Officer in Charge Sustainable Business, HNB