Ogawa Scholarship to brighten students’ lives in Deraniyagala

The 23rd Madam Kiyoko Ogawa Scholarship Awarding Ceremony was held on Sunday the 17th of September, at Kosgahakanda Maha Vidyalaya, Deraniyagala.

The occasion was graced by the presence of the President of JASTECA, Mr. Chandana Amaratunga, Chairman of Madam Kiyoko Ogawa Scholarship subcommittee, Mr. Parakrama B. Jayatissa and a few members from Executive Committee of JASTECA.

Among other distinguished invitees were; The first Secretary of Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka, Mr. Takafumi Nakanishi, Deputy Director of Education (Administration) Zonal Education Office, Dehiowita, Divisional Director of Education, Deraniyagala, Divisional Secretary of Deraniyagala, Officer-in-Charge, Deraniyagala Police, Principals, Vice Principals and teachers of the scholarship recipient schools were also invited.

The scholarship awarding programme was organised by the Japan Sri Lanka Technical & Cultural Association (JASTECA) with the kind sponsorship by Madam Kiyoko Ogawa, Japan. The scholarships were awarded to 25 students from 11 schools in Deraniyagala Education Territory, in order to pursue their Advanced Level studies despite their financial challenges.

Astron Ltd, Ariya Foods, Atlas Axillia Co. (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon Biscuits Limited, Farmchemie (Pvt) Ltd, Rainco (Pvt) Ltd, DIC Lanka, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, Kelani Valley Plantations PLC, T-Jay Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd are few of the many corporate donors who contributed material donations to make this noble event a further success. Many generous individual donors also joined hands with us JASTECA to make this event even brighter.