The Government of China has officially provided the complete school uniform requirement of Sri Lanka for the year 2025.
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Key Zheng Hong, symbolically handed over the school uniforms received as a donation from the Chinese Government to the Minister of Education and Prime Minister, Harini Amarasuriya at the International Container Terminal at the Colombo Port yesterday (Dec 10).
Receiving the donation, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said that the Sri Lankan government expresses its gratitude to the Chinese Government for providing uniforms to children in every school and Pirivena in Sri Lanka for the year 2025.
The requirement for school uniforms for the year 2025 is 11,817 million meters of fabric and the number of students to be provided with school uniforms is 4,640,086. Accordingly, the entire requirement for school uniforms for the year 2025 was provided as a grant by China.
The relevant amount of fabric will be received in three shipments and the first and second shipments have already arrived in Sri Lanka. The third shipment is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on December 25.
Commenting on the donation, PM Harini Amarasuriya said, “Education is extremely important to our country, and our government has given high priority to education. Education is a fundamental way for us to achieve development. Investment in education is necessary so that all children, regardless of socio-economic differences or status, can access education with dignity. We have already submitted many proposals for this.
“China’s generosity in providing materials for school uniforms is very important to us, otherwise, we need to find funds for this. By 2025, China has undertaken to provide uniforms and clothing to all children in every school and Pirivena in our country. This is a significant donation from China and the government expresses its gratitude for it,” the Prime Minister said.
The Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Madura Seneviratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Nalaka Kaluwewa, officials of the Embassy, officials of the Ministry of Education, officials of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Services and a group of others participated in this event. (Newswire)
