Berendina bags Silver and Merit at the CA 54th Annual Report Awards
Berendina Development Services Gte ( BDS) and its micro- financing arm Berendina Micro Investments Co (BMIC) was awarded a Silver and Merit award respectively at the recent 54th Annual Report Awards organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA).
BDS for its first time clinched a Silver award under the ‘Not-for-profit Organizations’ including ‘ NonGovernmental Organizations’ category.
BMIC, re-launched as a public limited company to obtain CBSL’s micro- financing license, is no stranger to the competition having won a prestigious Gold award last year for the same category. And this year it was recognised with a Merit Award for Compliance in the ‘ Finance Companies, Leasing Companies & Other Financial Institutions’ ( total assets up to LKR 20bn) category for the first time.
With a vision of creating an empowered equitable society where poverty does not exist, Berendina focuses on addressing challenges faced by poverty-stricken communities in both rural and plantation areas.
Its diverse array of projects provides economic empowerment to marginalised men and women including elders, widows and persons with disabilities. With a presence across 11 districts with 32 branch offices, Berendina supports over 150,000 poor families to uplift their social and economic condition.