October 16, 2022
Sunshine Foundation supports ‘Feed a Child’ nutrition programme by Sri Lanka College of Pediatrician
Further committing towards bringing good things to the lives of deserving Sri Lankans, Sunshine Foundation for Good (SFG) −the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Sunshine Group−recently joined hands with the Sri Lanka College of Pediatricians (SLCP) to support its child nutrition programme, ‘Feed a Child’. The program aims to protect children in Sri Lanka from malnutrition and ensure their nutritional needs are met amid the ongoing economic crisis.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed and exchanged between Prof. Guwani Liyanage, President of SLCPI and Shantha Bandara, Chief Executive Officer of Sunshine Pharmaceuticals Limited. The Foundation will be donating Rs. 5.4 million for the worthy cause, assisting SLCP to enhance the physical well-being of children aged between one and five by providing food packs in areas with high malnutrition statistics in Sri Lanka. SFG aims to support more than 1500 children for six months through this contribution.
SLCP launched the ‘Feed a Child’ initiative in August, and Nuwara Eliya was selected as the city with a very high childhood undernutrition rate. At the initiation of this endeavour, healthy and high-protein dry ration packs were donated to 491 families with malnourished children worth Rs. 3,000. Each such family would continue to receive these food packs every two weeks for the next six months.
Initiated to commemorate the Group’s 50th anniversary, the Sunshine Foundation for Good centralises all CSR efforts undertaken by Sunshine Holdings through a sustainability committee and a project chair with clear objectives to drive change towards sustainability, with health and education as The Foundation’s two main pillars.
“There is global momentum for improving nutrition, and countries have made important strides in scaling up nutrition programmes in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 2 – To end hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. In such a context, we are extremely honoured to collaborate with the Sri Lanka College of Pediatricians (SLCP) to eradicate child malnutrition in the country through the ‘Feed a Child’ initiative.”