3. General objects of the Corporation

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to provide food, clothing and drugs to orphaned children and conduct medical clinics for the poor ;

to launch self-employment programmes to strengthen the economic position of women, impart knowledge and grant loans and assistance to them for self-employment projects ;

to establish and maintain Homes for the Aged, and orphanages and promote the welfare of the mentally retarded and the disabled ;

to develop the friendly relations between young people of Sri Lanka and other countries through suitable methods, to facilitate visits of delegate to and from Sri Lanka for the furtherence of the objectives of the foundation, and to organize national and international seminars ;

to conduct educational and vocational training programmes for the youth and opening up business enterprises, assist youth financially or otherwise to enable them to engage in self employment projects and to maintain trade stalls for the sale of their manufactured items and establish animal farms for the purpose of livestock development ;

to help places of religious worship, providing assistance to promote Dhamma School Education and to assist Buddhist Monks to pursue their education and provide medical assistance ;

to take all steps necessary to protect the environment and create awareness among the community ;

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to make arrangements to give computer education and knowledge of languages to school leavers ;

to conduct lectures, seminars, discussions and demonstrations to promote the objects of the

Corporation ; and to co-ordinate with other institutions and organizations with similar objectives as the

Corporation.