OZO and Amari hotels give hope to thousands of children through ‘Water for Life’

OZO hotels take pride in leading projects that provide access to clean drinking water and sanitation to rural communities in the countries they operate in under the flagship CSR programme ‘Water for Life’.

In Sri Lanka, ‘Water for Life’ is an ongoing project where each year OZO Colombo and OZO Kandy identify causes that need support. Funds for these projects are raised from the contributionsmade by the valuable guests to OZO and Amari.

For ‘ Water for Life’ 2018, ONYX Sri Lanka’s third property, Amari Galle also joined the initiative acknowledging the importance of providing access to clean water. Many homes, facilities and schools in rural areas of Sri Lanka still lack water, putting the lives of people, especially young children, at the potential risk of disease and infection.

Together with national the NGO LEADS, which work for marginalised groups throughout the country, the R/ Keeragala Tamil Vidyalayam located in the Keeragala Village was identified. Currently, the school comprises of 130 students and 14 teachers. The classes up to grade nine are conducted within the space of only four classrooms; each room managing two grades simultaneously. In addition to the poor learning spaces and facilities, access to clean water has been a major challenge for the past 80 years of the school’s existence.