2 weeks Ago By Thilina Walpola
Seylan Bank continues to empower young minds by building a solid bedrock of literacy and learning with the opening of their most recent Pahasara library on the 09th of April 2025. The Presbyterian Girls’ School Colombo’s new library represents the 280th chapter to open to date. Representing the most recent expansion of the Bank’s goal of building 300 Seylan Pahasara libraries by 2026, the Presbyterian Girls’ School Colombo’s new library reaffirms the Bank’s efforts to foster learning and education from the grassroots.
Catering to 672 students, the newest Pahasara library puts a wide range of 150 new volumes within their reach. Additionally, the school is the recipient of 2 new laptops, a multimedia projector, and a complementary screen. Celebrating the joys of reading and learning, the opening of the 280th Seylan Pahasara library was attended by Ramesh Jayasekara, Director/Chief Executive Officer of Seylan Bank PLC, representatives from the Ministry of Education, Principal of Presbyterian Girls’ School D T A T K Dissanayake; Vice Principal, B K T Rathnakanthi; Head Prefect, Fathima Rukayya; teachers, members of the student body, and parents.
The event marks the latest development in a steady collaboration with the school to since 2024 where the Bank with a Heart implemented several promotional campaigns including Tikiri Pola and the Tikiri Campaign for enrolling grade 01 students. Seylan Pahasara initiative has been steadily unfolding for nearly 10 years in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Identifying schools most in need of assistance, the initiative works to create conducive learning environments to effectively boost literacy levels across the country.
Having identified the Presbyterian Girls’ School, Colombo as one such school, the Bank aimed to amplify the school’s ability to offer the quality education its student body deserves..
