Amana Takaful recently launched its corporate social responsibility initiative 'Amana Takaful Cares' which focuses on enhancing education standards of children in rural areas, guiding street children towards education and developing healthcare in rural areas in Sri Lanka.

The company announced that the very first chapter of 'Amana Takaful Cares' involved a donation to the Accident and Orthopedic Service of the National Hospital in Colombo. Deputy Director of the Accident and Orthopedic Service Dr. Prasad Ariyawansa said around 300 patients are treated daily and an additional 100 to 120 patients are admitted to wards in the unit. He added that only a few Pulse Oximeters which are, items that are in dire need to keep track of the concentration of oxygen in the patient's blood are available at the accident service.

Handing over the documents

"We often have to keep moving the available few items to serve the 346 beds in this unit," Dr. Ariyawansa said in the press release. "The portable Pulse Oximeter provided by Amana Takaful Cares is a great relief to patients as well as the nurses who help them recuperate from the difficult condition they are in."

'Amana Takaful Cares' intends to decentralize its focus to help the community surrounding its branch network. In view of this, deserving charities and organizations have been identified and are being chosen as recipients of donations. As part of the effort to include all stakeholders, a system of collection and distribution of donations has been developed. All branches have been equipped with envelopes and drop boxes for like minded clients and members of the general public to contribute towards charities.

At the branch level, 'Amana Takaful Cares' made a donation to a needy family in Galle. The recipient in the family consisting of three children was a four year old boy who is mentally and physically challenged since birth.

Picture shows Aashiq Aminuddin, Manager - Marketing, Amana Takaful PLC (right) handing over the donation on behalf of Amana Takaful Cares to the Chief Matron Swarna Amerasinghe in the presence of Dr. Prasad Ariyawansa, Deputy Director NHSL and Nizam Cader representing 'Friends of the Accident Service' organisation. Also in the picture are Shahad Hussain and Abdul Ghani of Amana Takaful PLC.