MAKANDURA: Specialist tyre manufacturer Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd (GRI) has donated 10 computer units with power backups to the Nalawalana Kanishta School in Makandura, one of the village schools in Sri Lanka that lack the facilities that most would consider to be a basic necessity.
Nalawalana Kanishta School with more than 370 students, did not have the means to effectively teach computer education.
GRI says that it believes that education, learning and discovering is a crucial part of this society in every aspect, and is focused on how the company can support and improve learning. It decided to contribute to improve education among children.
In addition to donating the computer units with power backups, GRI spearheaded the refurbishment of the school’s computer laboratory. GRI also aided in addressing the learning gap by launching initiatives to support its advocacy, providing access to quality computer education to the children of Nalawalana Kanishta School.
“GRI has always been an advocate of providing for our future generation. As a technology-based company, we understand the importance of evolving with modern day trends and are pleased to support the development of our nation,” said Prabhash Subasinghe, managing director of GRI.
Shanaka Gunarathne, senior general manager of GRI said now that GRI had opened a new specialty tyre factory in Badalgama, Sri Lanka , 50km north of Colombo the company wanted to do something for the community of its home area.
“We are enthusiastic to help our local communities, and as we continue to expand our global operations, we hope to touch more lives and more people…thus, leading us into meeting the bright and creative minds of Nalawalana Kanishta School,” Shanaka Gunarathne, said.
The advent of modern technology has paved the way for the continuous growth of businesses across different industries such as manufacturing, information technology and engineering. As such, there has been an ever-growing demand from youth to possess a high degree of proficiency in computer education.
GRI wanted the computer laboratory to be more conducive to classroom discussions with hands-on training. The company hopes the students would find more inspiration when they see the changes in their classroom environment.
GRI was founded in 2002 by Prabhash Subasinghe, who built a solid-tyre manufacturing plant in Badalgama. The founder and managing director recruited a highly skilled and driven team with the fortitude to build upon the path of excellence, that has fuelled GRI in becoming a leading industrial and specialty tyre producer and the largest producer of high-quality solid tyres in the world.
