Crysbro initiates ‘Suwa Shakthi’ to promote employee wellbeing
Crysbro, a forerunner in Sri Lanka’s poultry industry launched the ‘Suwa Shakthi’ programme with the assistance of the regional Medical Officer of Health (MOH) at 17 locations island wide to promote healthy living amongst its employee base and their families.
In essence, ‘Suwa Shakthi’ programme strives to ensure the wellbeing of Crysbro employees through offering initial medical check-ups followed up by directing them to obtain further medical care at relevant hospitals. As part of the programme, employees from all 17 areas will benefit from informative sessions designed to impart valuable tips on healthy living.
Crysbro dedicated the months of August and September (2018) to focus on health and safety of employees. Accordingly, the company facilitated a number of vital medical tests such as eye check-up, blood tests, kidney function tests as well as gynaecological examinations.
In addition, Crysbro plans to conduct a series of community development programmes such as refurbishing hospitals and conducting maternity and paediatric clinics through the ‘Suwa Shakthi’ programme.
Speaking about the programme aspirations, Crysbro Human Resource and Administration Manager Ranjan Mahindasiri said: “Encouraging our employees to adopt healthy lifestyles will directly improve their ability to contribute to the growth of the company. Moreover, the wellbeing of their family members will too be a secondary contribution to improving employee efficiency. The overall benefit of promoting health and wellbeing of our employees will be felt by the community which will function better and invariably adopt better living standards.”
Crysbro has initiated and continues to implement a number of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and Employee wellbeing commitments. The ‘Sisu Diriya’ programme provides assistance to children of employees and the neighbouring communities to pursue academic success. The ‘Diri Saviaya’ programme revolves around assisting the farming community with which Crysbro closely works to elevate their standard of living.
Crysbro’s ‘Praja Aruna’ programme provides assistance to build and refurbish employees’ homes while also investing in infrastructure development in rural areas. ‘Crysbro Next Champ’ engages in introducing upcoming young athletic talent to the nation and guiding them to pursue successful careers.