Unilever Sri Lankahas committed Rs. 35 million towards national efforts to tackle the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Sri Lanka.
The company has contributed Rs. 20 million towards public awareness, hygiene and sanitation efforts across the country through its flagship hygiene brand Lifebuoy.
This includes setting up 70 hand wash stations in public spaces such as bus terminals, railway stations and hospitals across the country and a wide-reaching public awareness campaign on WHO advised protocols.Unilever Sri Lanka has donated Rs. 10 million to the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund to be utilised to bring relief to those affected by the pandemic.
Unilever Sri Lanka has also provided goods worth Rs. 5 million which included 4,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), 10,000 masks and over 24,000 units of free essential Unilever products to the government and related bodies working towards the prevention and control of the pandemic. Chairperson and Managing Director of Unilever Sri Lanka, Hajar Alafifi said, “It is imperative that we harness the power of collective action, supporting the government and civil society to save lives and livelihoods.
It is going to take the effort of each and every Sri Lankan to overcome this challenge.
We’ve been a part of Sri Lanka for the past 82 years; we will fight this together and come out of it stronger and more resilient.”