3. General objects of the Corporation

to establish and maintain welfare centres for destitute and displaced children ;

to take care of disabled, deformed and mentally retarded children and to arrange for the future welfare of these children and to aid in this regard ;

to initiate vocational courses needed for mentally retarded or deformed or displaced children and to provide for their educational needs ;

to establish and maintain vocational training centres in collaboration with local and foreign institutions ;

to develop cordiality and corporation between this

to construct buildings necessary for the use of the

to teach youth values and proper behaviour which would mould their character ;

to assist the children in every respect so that they become good citizens of the country ;

to establish and maintain pre-schools for the benefit of low income families and to conduct courses for the training of preschool teachers ;

to promote traditional cultural arts by supplying material and providing facilities and by encouraging and protecting the interests of the artists and their welfare ;

to organize cultural exchange programmes with other countries ;

to assist in the conservation of the natural resources of Sri Lanka and protection of the endangered species, animals, birds, fish and reptiles and provide all assistance to the relevant institutions ;

to organize seminars, workshops, projects and discussions and to maintain relations with local and foreign institutions in this field ; and

to print, publish and distribute books, journals leaflets, newspapers and magazines which the