3. General objects of the Corporation

to give physical and qualitative assistance and encouragement to schools and to enable the school children to achieve the required educational qualification;

to conduct special services for needy school children and to offer assistance by way of scholarships, library facilities and other necessary support for studies;

to organize educational programmes and classes to assist students to prepare for public and other examinations;

to conduct workshops, discussions and seminars on the matters of educational interest;

to make provision to exhibit, imporve and appreciate the cultural talents of school children and award certificates to talented school children;

to implement a special training programme to build up a generation of children who appreciate values and good conduct on practical terms;

to conduct workshops, discussions and seminars to train teachers of the Daham schools and the pre-schools and to provide incentives to inaugurate pre-schools with the approval of the relevant provincial educational authorities if so required by law;

to conduct leadership camps and workshops to school children to build up leadership qualities and to provide necessary skills to equip them for practical living;

to conduct a practical programmes which develop patriotism in order to develop a generation of school children with physical capability through a programme of sanitation, health habits and a programme for sports and physical education;

to organize educational tours, shramadanas and workshops, aimed at protecting Sri Lanka’s heritage, environment and forestry;

to support and encourage the services provided by senior citizens movements ;

to give full support and assistance to informal education programmes, special education programmes and elders education programmes;

to encourage farmers engaged in traditional and export oriented agricultural activities and to conduct various activities to enable them to expand their knowledge;

to assist in various programmes implemented for granting necessary facilities for the “Ranaviru”;

to take action to provide self employment and necessary support and training to the unemployed youth community;

to liaise and co-ordinate with other local or foreign institutions which have similar objects;

to establish housing projects for the low income groups, and to provide for their betterment;

to develop religious places belonging to all the religions;

to assist needy people to obtain health facilities;

to assist in the activities of societies established in grama niladhari divisions; and

to assist and act for the welfare of the pensioners.