Sipdora helps needy children

Sipdora is to boost and encourage studious children who face hardships, towards higher education, said Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister W D J Seneviratne addressing the Sipdora scholarship awarding ceremony at the Rathnapura District Secretariat auditorium recently.

Thirty one students from the Rathnapura Divisional Secretariat area and 18 students from the Kuruvita Divisional Secretariat area received scholarships.

The programme aims to help students of Samurdhi recipient families, who have excelled in 2012 GCE O level examination. They receive a monthly grant of Rs 1,000 through Samurdhi Banks for two years until they sit for A level examination.

"Mahinda Chintana concepts focus on uplifting the living standards of the down trodden masses. Sipdora extends a helping hand to the less privileged children for higher education. Nenasala set up in rural areas opens the doors for them to enter the computer world.

"Under the Mahindodaya programme, 5,000 primary schools are being equipped with laboratory and other essential facilities", the minister said.

Minister Seneviratna said history shows most celebrities in every field have elevated to the highest level through hardships. Determination is the driving force to achieve success, he said.

Kuruvita Divisional Secretary N W Kulathilaka, Rathnapura Divisional Secretary C Kottewatta and Kuruvita Provincial Councillor Ruwan Pathirana also participated.