3. General objects of the Corporation

The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—

to work for the recovery, growth and development of person by encouraging “healthy living” and physical, mental, emotional, psycho-social and higher-mental well-being ;

to maintain a caring, rehabilitation, recovery and relief home called and known as “Sahana Sevana”

to conduct study programmes and research work on psycho-socially victimized persons, children, suicide prevention and to forward constructive suggestions to the relevant authorities and policy makers, for the benefit of such persons and the society at large;

to disseminate education and knowledge relating to different psychological and social disciplines, mental relief work, rehabilitation, counseling and guidance;

to set up mental relief and counselling centres, guidance centres, for the benefit of needy children, adolescents, youth, adults, and elderly with a view to setting goals in the lives of such persons, for the prevention of suicides, uplifting personality and self-reliance ;

to encourage ethnic groups to gain at least speaking ability in the Sinhala, Tamil and English languages and raise awareness on understanding of the four major religions, with a view of enabling peace, harmony, enhancing human moral values among the communities of Sri Lanka ;

to encourage youth and families to undertake home-based income generating activities in addition to their main source of income, with a view to uplifting the economic standards of the people ;