Nippon schols for war affected

Sri Lanka Nippon Educational and Cultural Centre Secretary General Ven. Meegahathanne Chandasiri Nayaka Thera and CPI Japan President Kikukumi Konishi with scholarship recipients

The Sri Lanka Nippon Educational and Cultural Centre will extend its educational service to the people who are affected by the war in Northern and Eastern Provinces.

The CPI organization which has been functioning for more than 25 years in Sri Lanka together with the Nippon Educational and Cultural Centre which has granted 8,000 foster parents Scholarships to talented students in needy families to upgrade their education will support the programme.

Sri Lanka Nippon Educational and Cultural Centre Secretary General Ven. Meegahathanne Chandasiri Nayaka Thera and CPI Japan President Kikukumi Konishi toured war affected areas recently and observed the prevailing peace in the area. The CPI president from Japan expressed his willingness to pay more attention to build North-South friendship at a memorial function held at the Nippon Centre of Pitakotte recently to mark the first year remembrance of Eastern Japan earth quake, Tsunami and nuclear leak in power plant.