3. General objects of the Corporation

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

to upgrade the economic and social conditions of the members of the Sri Saranankara Foundation ;

to uplift the living conditions of the people and to develop the practices of the thrift ;

to upgrade the economic and social conditions of the disabled ;

to encourage the members of the Foundation to engage in self-employment ;

to establish and maintain libraries for uplifting the standards of children and elders ;

to collaborate or participate with any other institution or organisation, whether foreign or local having objects similar to those of the Corporation ;

to sponsor and conduct conferences, seminars, workshops, group studies and lectures in Sri Lanka and elsewhere ; and

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