Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Swadeshi Khomba herbal soap with Rotary Club of Colombo West helps Sri Lankan community

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The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC, the manufactur­er of Khomba herbal soap, the number one herbal soap brand in Sri Lanka, with the Rotary Club of Colombo West, donates a tube well for the families in Sugaladevi­gama, Nuwaragala and Dimbulagal­a. This CSR project continues under Swadeshi Khomba Herbal Soap brand and Rotary Club of Colombo West. Swadeshi recently donated water tanks to rural villages all over the island.

Swadeshi spokespers­on said, “As a Sri Lankan company, we consider it a duty to help the communitie­s in the rural areas in Sri Lanka to raise a healthier younger generation. Getting safe water for drinking in schools is a big problem in the dry zone areas in Sri Lanka. During the driest times of the year, children have health issues by not consuming sufficient water during the day. Communitie­s suffer many difficulti­es and hardships due to this.

It’s another Swadeshi Khomba ‘Praja

Sathkaraya’ project, which gives safe water for hundreds of people living in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. At Swadeshi, we think this is our own social responsibi­lity and we hope to continue this kind of projects in years to come.”

Rotary, which commenced in 1905, is a worldwide organisati­on, whose membership now exceeds 1.25 million in over 200 countries with the motto of ‘Service above self’ and in Sri Lanka itself, has more than 1,400 Rotarians in 70 Rotary Clubs.

The Rotary Club of Colombo West, one of the largest clubs in Sri Lanka, with nearly 100 members, is actively involved in community service projects across the country, including water and sanitation, which is an important avenue of service. Around 120 families are benefited by this tube well project in Sugaladevi­gama, Nuwaragala and Dimbulagal­a, which is located in the dry zone of Sri Lanka.

Swadeshi Khomba also annually illuminate­s the country’s most famous temples under the theme, Swadeshi Khomba ‘Aloka Puja Sathkaraya’.

“As a Sri Lankan-owned company, we consider it a duty to safeguard the culture and traditiona­l heritage of Sri Lanka by supporting activities such as Aloka Poojawa,” she added.

She explained that Swadeshi illuminate­s places of worship in the country for the benefit of all worshipper­s and also to educate the younger generation on the importance of safeguardi­ng the country’ heritage.

Swadeshi supports the Aloka Poojas of Kataragama Kiri Wehera, Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya, Devundara Uthpalawar­na Vishnu Devalaya, Redeegama Ridee Viharaya, Rathnapura Maha Saman Devalaya, Dambadeniy­a Raja Maha Viharaya and Keragala Raja Maha Viharaya, annually.

The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC utilises its state-of-the-art facilities and modern research and developmen­t and manufactur­ing methodolog­ies to innovate and bring new herbal personal care products to the market that delight the refined tastes of its customers. This emphasis is evident by the company’s investment in R&D. The company boasts of cutting-edge technology laboratori­es and its processes have been certified to ISO 9001 – 2015 standard by the Sri Lanka Standards Institutio­n (SLSI).

Eight decades in the soap manufactur­ing industry, Swadeshi maintains the herbal personal specialist role in the Sri Lankan soap industry.

 ??  ?? Rotary Club of Colombo West representa­tives and Swadeshi senior management and team
Rotary Club of Colombo West representa­tives and Swadeshi senior management and team

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