3. General objects of the Corporation

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

to conduct special support services, to grant aid, to give prizes, to provide library facilities and

to carry out special support programmes for school children who sit national level examinations such as the scholarship examination G. C. E. (Ordinary

to provide the modalities for evaluating cultural skills of school children and to confer awards and certificates to children with aptitudes in order to promote their cultural skills ;

to implement special training programmes which would inculcate social, religious values and ethics among the youth with a view to producing a generation of youth who would give importance to such practices ;

to conduct workshops, discussions and conferences for training teachers of Dhamma Schools and pre schools and to encourage opening of new pre-schools ;

to implement leadership camps and workshops for senior students in order to mould them for leadership and to educate them for successful living ;

to implement practical programmes for promoting physical health of student population through sanitation and health practices programmes and sports ;

to organize and operate educational tours,

to provide assistance and to encourage forming scout groups and platoons in schools ;

to grant assistance for services rendered by Senior

to grant support and assistance in carrying out informal education programmes, special education programmes and adult education programmes which are in operation at present ;

to organize awareness programmes on promotional aspects to farmers engaged in traditional and export agricultural activities and to improve their activities ;

to take necessary action to provide required assistance and support and training to unemployed youth in order to enable them to engage in self employment activities ;

to work in collaboration with local and foreign organizations the objects of which are similar to those of the Corporation; and

to promote special projects for protection of the environmental heritage, fauna and flora and endemic birds in the North Western Province.