Colombo Expat Cultural Association – Messiah for the Children

In the wake of this growing economic crisis and anticipated food shortage, CECA which has been involved in multiple CSR focused on helping the orphanages in Sri Lanka, was recently approached by Department of Probation and Child Care Services of Sri Lanka to support with bare necessities for about 10,600 kids living in 379 orphanages across Sri Lanka. It only took one meeting of its executive members under competent leadership of Capt. Anirban Banerjee to accept the challenge.

CECA henceforth strategized a provision for all the 10,600 kids to include essential commodities and prioritize on the most important nutritional requirement and demand. It was decided that the effort be undertaken to stockpile and support these orphanages for a minimum sustainable period of 100 days (3 months and 10 days), so there is significant time for the Government to stabilize politically and economically.

CECA mobilized special task team for a massive fundraising campaign to support this mammoth task. With the ease of India-Sri Lanka import policies and government approval, it was decided that all these commodities be purchased in India and brought into Sri Lanka. Through the 30-day fundraising campaign, CECA was successfully able to fundraise enough to provide 306,500 Kg of Dry Ration. All thanks to families, friends, relatives and Corporates who poured their support in ways that was beyond expectation.

Through a lot of planning, perseverance and exemplary leadership of CECA Executive members and Mentors, CECA took pride to have achieved a major milestone as the first Shipment that got flagged off from Kolkata Port. The entire effort and consignments are  scheduled to be shipped, unloaded and distributed to the last mile (379 orphanages) with the help of 20 trucks before July 31, 2022. CECA will make sure that all 10,600 kids living in 379 orphanages get their 100-day Dry Ration to their doorstep – CECA will ensure no kids are left behind. The first shipment confirmed to be arriving at the Colombo Port Docks on July 15^th, 2022.

Some of the prior CSR that CECA undertook:

• In 2020, amidst the Covid-19 struck Island, orphanages across the country were reeling with scarcity of supplies and were detaching from continued education, CECA in all its capacity came forward to contribute Dry Ration and essentials for 30 days that helped 52 Orphanages in the Western Province.
• In 2021, CECA organized an Island-wide painting competition for Orphanages where 5275 kids participated. About 60 talented kids from these orphanages were brought to Colombo for a Grand Finale. They were accommodated in a 5-star Hotel for 2 days which provided them a lifetime of memories and aspirations such as Hop On City Tour, a movie day at Cinema Scopes and loads of gifts and cash prize.

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