Extending our Community services reach -Puritas “Sath Diyawara Going Beyond”
First initiated as part of a visionary social enterprise aimed at providing a reliable supply of clean drinking water to communities in the North and North Central, the Puritas Sath Diyawara campaign has evolved to encompass holistic development of the communities through educational development, youth empowerment. In connection with Sath Diyawara initiative, we started distributing school packs among the school children in North and North central provinces. So far 11 schools in 11 villages have been covered with this project throughout a span of 3 years uplifting the lives of over 2,533 students thus far. Each pack contains essential supplies like stationary, exercise books sufficient for a full school year, in addition to material for school uniforms, school bags, pencil cases, and water bottles.
Puritas Sath Diyawara in the words of our Chief Executive Officer:
“We hope that our efforts will provide a further measure of support and comfort to these families, and help inspire a new generation to learn with passion, and ultimately empower and develop their communities and our nation as a whole,”
-Hayleys Chairman and Chief Executive, Mr Mohan Pandithage -
Haycarb PLC shines at “National Occupation Safety and Health Excellence Awards 2018”
Haycarb PLC was graced with a merit award for the effort in ensuring a safer tomorrow for its workforce at the National Occupation Safety and Health Excellence Award 2018 which was organized by Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations along with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. The awarding ceremony was held on the 22nd August 2019 at Nelum Pokuna Theatre.
This event was aimed at improving industrial productivity while ensuring safety and health for the Sri Lankan workforce and this occasion was graced by numerous prominent dignitaries including Sri Lankan Prime Minister.
We firmly believe that this award demonstrates our vision, dedication and commitment to maintain high standard of safety and health practices throughout all Haycarb operations.
Puritas "Sath Diyawara" - The Flagship CSR initiative of the Hayleys Group
What is Sath Diyawara?
“Sath Diyawara” is a CSR project which is being carried out by our very own subsidiary Puritas (Pvt) Ltd , which is also the key CSR initiative undertaken by the Hayleys Group which was initiated with the aim of giving hope to people by providing good quality water, enriching lives and facilitating socio-economical needs in areas affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). This massive project has so far illumined the lives of 33,593 People in 19 villages over the completion of 16 projects, at a cost of LKR 64 million. Through Sath Diyawara initiative, 160,000 Liters of water is purified daily thus giving hope to over 1,162 CKD patients.
Why Sath Diyawara?
The Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is the most discussed and most debated topic in Sri Lanka in the recent past, which is the failure of kidneys over a period of time, without any identifiable symptoms until latter stages. The patients start feeling the discomfort only during final stages of the disease and most of the time; it is too late for the survival and their life expectancy is calculated by months. The male farmers in highly agricultural areas are main victims of CKD and their loss severely affects the country’s productivity and further such loses leave behind unsolved socioeconomic complications in the community. Currently, the disease is predominant in the North Central Province but is rapidly spreading to other areas such as North Western, Eastern and Uva Provinces.
Sath Diyawara So Far….
Puritas (Pvt) Ltd commissioned its first Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant in D10 Maithreepura, Padaviya on the 15th of August 2014 and later commissioned the opening of three more plants on the 10th of March 2015. Since then Sath Diyawara has completed 16 projects in 19 villages providing an invaluable community service with each project. Taking this great course forward, we are planning to commence 5 more projects which are to be completed within the financial year of 2019/2020 which will cater purified water to 10,000 more people.
Haycarb contributes to run trials on Paracetamol poisoning!
200 packs of activated charcoal were recently donated to the FMAS (Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences) researchers by Haycarb PLC. This carbon will be utilized for a new randomized controlled trial on Activated Carbon for paracetamol poisoning which is soon to be commenced. Professor Sisira Siribaddana, Dean, FMAS received the activated charcoal for the trial from the Managing Director of Haycarb, Mr. Rajitha Kariyawasan.
"Haritha Angara"- A Green Charcoaling initiative by Haycarb PLC
Many years ago Haycarb PLC pioneered the Green Charcoaling in Asia, by introducing the patented pollution free charcoaling process combined with power generation through Recogen. In 2014, taking this initiation to greater heights, we launched “Haritha Angara”, a project to convert traditional pit charcoaling into eco-friendly closed-pit charcoaling. Open pit charcoaling is prohibited by state institutions responsible for environment protection because it releases noxious gases such as CO, CH4, C2H6 and NOx. The “Haritha Angara” project involves building units which combusts such harmful gases which get released during the traditional charcoaling process.
We kicked off the project Initially by providing technical support only but later we extended it by offering interest free, long term loans to build new environmental friendly pits with combustion chambers and improve existing pits, which has been wholeheartedly accepted by our suppliers. Since then, “Haritha Angara” has grown leaps and bounds into a project which even has the acknowledgment and the backing of Coconut Development Authority (CDA) as well. The Financial Assistance given with Zero interest in this regard is Rs. 26 million. This initiation of Haycarb has had a meritorious impact on 500 families directly and 3,000 people indirectly. Haritha Angara has not only aided the communities with financial support but also plays a vital role in protecting the environment as a green initiative. Haycarb continues to pay a premium price for charcoal made using this method to ensure high quality and to promote the eco friendliness of the project. Haritha Angara also provides a common ground for both the company and the customers by helping keep a constant supply of high quality raw material, which ultimately helps Haycarb to supply high quality end products to the customers.
At present there are 200 pits in operation throughout the island and a further 10 units are planned to be installed around the country. Through this initiative, Haycarb has been able to ensure supply security and sustainability with the expected charcoal intake from the pits being a significant portion of the company’s raw material requirement.
We, at Haycarb strongly believe that through “Haritha Angara”, Haycarb can help protect the environment whilst uplifting the local supply of Charcoal thus providing additional income opportunities to the communities in rural areas, thereby encouraging empowerment and entrepreneurship in remote areas of our country.
Recent News
- Haycarb Trades Carbon Credits under Kyoto Protocol
- ‘Puritas Sath Diyawara’ opens a Reverse Osmosis Plant for CKD affected villages in the North Central Province
- Veolia Water - Hayleys commission a pioneering centralised treatment plant in Passikudah
- Haycarb records turnover of USD 90.8 Mn and profit before tax of USD 8.1 Mn for 2014/15
- Hayleys Group CKD – CSR Water Initiative “Puritas Sath Diyawara” wins prestigious Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award 2015
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