‘My Friend’ partnership with Dialog Axiata initiates SMS programme
“My Friend” is a project that has silently lent a hand to help
educateunderprivileged children across Sri Lanka for many years.
The endeavour recently collaborated with Dialog Axiata to launch a
new SMS programme, which offers fashion and style tips for subscribers,
with all proceeds generated being channeled to the “My Friend” project.
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Dr. Hans Wijesuriya, Group Chief
Executive Officer, Dialog Axiata, Fouzul Hameed, Managing
Director, Hameedia/Founder of My Friend foundation and Kishu
Gomes with children who participated from four schools in
the country including St. Mary’s College, Ratmalana,
Darussalam Maha Vidyalaya, Maligawatta, Hindu College,
Ratmalana and Kandawala Maha Vidyalaya - Ratmalana. |
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Dr. Hans
Wijesuriya, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dialog Axiata
along with Fouzul Hameed, Managing Director, Hameedia/
Founder of My Friend foundation officially launching the FH
Guide and the My Friend website while Kishu Gomes, Chinthaka
Wanigasekera, Group General Manager, Hameedia and Rizwan
Mahmoodh, Senior Brand Manager, Hameedia looks on. |
The fashion updates, titled ‘FH Guide’, are the work of local men's
fashiondesigner and renowned fashion consultant FouzulHameed, the
Managing Director of the Hameedia Group and the founder of the “My
Friend” project.
“My Friend” is committed to helping children from all communities of
society with a main focus on improving the standard of their education.
We encourage and support children to continue their studies even
through difficult times and we have witnessed many success stories
through the project” said FouzulHameed.
“My Friend” is purely a humanitarian effort that helps children from
all walks of society to become educated, upright citizens.
“My parents initiated this many years ago and I have been able to
take this to the next level with the “My Friend” project and to date, we
have helped many children from various backgrounds realize their dreams
of a proper education” Hameed added. The “My Friend” project has guided
many children from troubled backgrounds onto the right path and has
helped them overcome obstacles that they may face on the course to
achieving their goals.
The project has also been instrumental in aiding sportsmen to reach
the pinnacles of their sport and even go onto join the national teams of
their respective disciplines.
Another aim of the venture is to encourage idling youth to get
involved in activities such as sports and various social groups that
keeps them occupied and off the streets, putting an end to many social
problems in Sri Lanka caused by misguided youth.
Many “My Friend” projects are done in a way which makes children
believe that a friend is actually helping them rather than making them
feel that they are a part of a programme. As the name suggests, “My
Friend” is all about being there for the child when they need someone to
lean on and help them make the best of their talents and abilities.
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