The ‘Kelani Saviya’ Alumni Association marked its first anniversary by undertaking a noteworthy corporate social responsibility (CSR) project recently, to upgrade the electrical wiring systems of several wards at the Wathupitiwala Base Hospital, the third largest hospital in Gampaha District.
The ‘Kelani Saviya’ Alumni Association is part of Sri Lanka’s number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables, Kelani Cables PLC’s award winning CSR programme ‘Kelani Saviya’ which enhances the skills of self-employed electrical technicians to professionals while also engages in grooming school leavers to be skilled electricians.
The project ensured that the electrical wiring system of Wards WD 10, 13 and 15 of the 110-year old Wathupitiwala Base Hospital, were replaced with the necessary upgraded electrical appliances. The project was successfully carried out under the able guidance of Mahinda Saranapala, Director/CEO and Dr. Anil Munasinghe General Manager, Marketing, Kelani Cables PLC.
Supporting the program were 25 members of the ‘Kelani Saviya’ Alumni Association who contributed their time and skills free of charge, in addition to nine (09) Grade 12 students of Zahira College, Maradana, who also participated in the event to gain on the job training of electrical wiring and installation. Supervising the students was Neil Ilukkumbura, Vice President, Alumni Association and School Sectional Head.
Established in 2007, in collaboration with the Engineering Faculty, Peradeniya University, ‘Kelani Saviya’ is the sole one-year electrical technicians training program in Sri Lanka that presents participants with a valuable University certificate on completion of the program. To-date over 500 students have participated in ‘Kelani Saviya’ program and most of them are now employed as skilled electricians, locally and overseas.
Participating in the Wathupitiwala CSR program were G.D. K. Samaranayake, President, Kelani Saviya Alumni Association, including Committee Members Mohamad Zakie, Nandana Udawata, Nishantha Premakumar, H. Jayasekara. Representing Kelani Cables were senior officials Dr. Anil Munasinghe, GM Marketing, Channa Jayasighe, Marketing Manager, Dharshana Gamlath, Field Sales Manager and Jayantha Wijesinghe, Kelani Saviya Program Coordinator.
Kelani Cables PLC is a one hundred percent Sri Lankan company serving the nation for 54 years manufacturing electrical and communication cables. The company achieved “Super Brands” status in the electrical and telecommunication sector in 2008 for professional supremacy it demonstrated in the electrical and communication cables sphere. The company is ISO 9001and ISO 14001 certified. In 2017 Kelani Cables won World Class Global Performance Excellence Awards and the company won the Gold Award for B2B Brand of the year at the SLIM Brand Excellence in 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In 2020 the company won the Silver Award for B2B Brand of the year and ‘Restart Sri Lanka Resilient Award’ for Large Scale manufacturing at the SLIM Brand Excellence CNCI industrial excellence award consecutively for 3 years from 2006 to 2008 and for this achievement was recognized with CNCI industrial excellence crystal ward in 2008. The company clinched Taiki Akimoto 5S Gold award in 2007, National Safety Gold Award in 2010, SLIM brand excellence 2013 Gold award in B2B category and SLITAD people development Gold award in 2013. In 2015 and in 2016 Kelani Cables was awarded Asia’s Best Employer Brand Award. The company won Best Green Reporter Gold award at 2016 Presidential Environmental Awards and 2016 National HR excellence Silver award. Kelani Cables was awarded the prestigious National Quality Award in 2016 for the company’s sustained business excellence.
Kelani Cables PLC is one of the first companies in Sri Lanka that is signatory to National Green Reporting System. Owing to its health and safety oriented culture and environmental stewardship, Kelani Cables PLC has been certified globally recognized ‘Responsible Care’ charter.
