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May 31, 2023

May 24, 2023: Harpic, the leading hygiene brand in Sri Lanka, is committed to its social responsibility campaign ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ which aims to uplift the sanitary standards of lavatories in girls’ schools and create awareness about proper hygiene habits among young girls. The second program under this campaign was held at Minuwangoda Nalanda Balika Vidyalaya, on May 23, 2023.

The program is in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka and is part of a seriesof educational programs that Harpic is organizing across the Western Province. The first program was held on March 7, 2023, at Ambathale Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya, to coincide with International Women’s Day.

The aim of the program is to bridge the awareness gap among school-going girls on the importance of maintaining proper hygiene practices, particularly in toilets. With the continuing pandemic situation, Harpic believes that it is essential to educate and create awareness about hygiene practices, especially among young girls who may be vulnerable to potential health risks.

Commenting on the initiative, Devindi Hewabandula – Category Manager – Hygiene – Reckitt Benckiser Lanka Ltd said “Harpic’s ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ initiative is a testament to our commitment to promoting proper hygiene practices, particularly among young school-going girls. We are proud to collaborate with the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka for the second programme of this initiative, which will take place at Minuwangoda Nalanda Balika Vidyalaya.”

“Our goal is to continue to raise awareness on the importance of toilet hygiene and to encourage the adoption of good hygiene habits among school girls in the Western Province. Through our educational programs and professional lectures, we hope to bridge the awareness gap and empower young girls with the knowledge and tools they need to maintain proper hygiene practices,” she added.

The educational program will include cleaning, disinfecting, and renovating of school toilet facilities, along with a series of professional lectures delivered by a Medical Officer of Health, highlighting the potential health implications and risks that young women may face in unclean toilets.

‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ is Harpic’s flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign, and the brand is passionate about giving back to society. Harpic, together with the Ministry of Education, is equipped with the essential tools to conduct this series of programs and is confident of its success.

Harpic is a household name and a leading hygiene brand from Reckitt Benckiser Lanka Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, engaged in the production and distribution of household cleaning, health, hygiene, and nutrition products. The Group operates in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and other developing markets, employing over 41 thousand people across the globe, with a strong portfolio of popular products from well-known brands including Dettol, Mortein, and Lysol, to name a few.

May 24, 2023

May 24, 2023: Harpic, the leading hygiene brand in Sri Lanka, is committed to its social responsibility campaign ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ which aims to uplift the sanitary standards of lavatories in girls’ schools and create awareness about proper hygiene habits among young girls. The second program under this campaign was held at Minuwangoda Nalanda Balika Vidyalaya, on May 23, 2023.

The program is in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka and is part of a seriesof educational programs that Harpic is organizing across the Western Province. The first program was held on March 7, 2023, at Ambathale Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya, to coincide with International Women’s Day.

The aim of the program is to bridge the awareness gap among school-going girls on the importance of maintaining proper hygiene practices, particularly in toilets. With the continuing pandemic situation, Harpic believes that it is essential to educate and create awareness about hygiene practices, especially among young girls who may be vulnerable to potential health risks.

Commenting on the initiative, Devindi Hewabandula – Category Manager – Hygiene – Reckitt Benckiser Lanka Ltd said “Harpic’s ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ initiative is a testament to our commitment to promoting proper hygiene practices, particularly among young school-going girls. We are proud to collaborate with the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka for the second programme of this initiative, which will take place at Minuwangoda Nalanda Balika Vidyalaya.”

“Our goal is to continue to raise awareness on the importance of toilet hygiene and to encourage the adoption of good hygiene habits among school girls in the Western Province. Through our educational programs and professional lectures, we hope to bridge the awareness gap and empower young girls with the knowledge and tools they need to maintain proper hygiene practices,” she added.

The educational program will include cleaning, disinfecting, and renovating of school toilet facilities, along with a series of professional lectures delivered by a Medical Officer of Health, highlighting the potential health implications and risks that young women may face in unclean toilets.

‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ is Harpic’s flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign, and the brand is passionate about giving back to society. Harpic, together with the Ministry of Education, is equipped with the essential tools to conduct this series of programs and is confident of its success.

Harpic is a household name and a leading hygiene brand from Reckitt Benckiser Lanka Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, engaged in the production and distribution of household cleaning, health, hygiene, and nutrition products. The Group operates in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and other developing markets, employing over 41 thousand people across the globe, with a strong portfolio of popular products from well-known brands including Dettol, Mortein, and Lysol, to name a few.

March 8, 2023

March 9^th 2023: In an effort to uplift the sanitary standards of lavatories in girls’ schools and raise awareness on the importance of proper hygiene habits for young girls, Sri Lanka’s leading hygiene brand and household name ‘Harpic’ embarked on a series of programs through its ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ social responsibility campaign, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, and girls’ schools from the Western Province.

The first program under the campaign took place at Ambathale Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya on March 7, 2023, to coincide with International Women’s Day which is on March 8, 2023.

“Harpic Suwa Jana Meheyuma is a remarkable social responsibility activity which has been carried out by Reckitt Lanka Ltd for almost a decade now, and has been a proactive advocator of consistently improving and maintaining proper hygiene standards across our country,” notes Devindi Hewabandula – Category Manager – Hygiene – Reckitt Lanka Ltd.

“Through this campaign, we have organized a series of educational programs and professional lectures to bridge the awareness gap among most young school-going girls, on the importance of maintaining proper hygiene practices. With International Women’s Day also falling in line with the schedule of this program, we also aim to concurrently celebrate, inspire and champion these young and aspiring women,” she added.

The educational program included the cleaning, disinfecting and refreshing of lavatory facilities with a strong emphasis on maintaining such standards, which was followed by a professional lecture delivered by Maternal and Child Health Adviser Shyamali Pathirage, on the potential health implications and risks that young women may be vulnerable to in contaminated environments such as unclean toilets.

As a brand that understands the importance of maintaining lavatory hygiene, with the backing of parent company Reckitt Lanka Ltd, Harpic, together with the Ministry of Education, is confident and equipped with the essential tools to successfully conduct this series of programs.

‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ is Harpic’s flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign which actively demonstrates the brand’s commitment to pursuing such worthy causes with a passionate interest to give back to society, reiterating itself as a socially, environmentally, and financially responsible business entity.

Harpic is a leading hygiene brand and household name from Reckitt Lanka Ltd, which is engaged in the production and distribution of household cleaning, health, hygiene, and nutrition products. Headquartered in Slough, UK, the Group operates in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and other developing markets, employing over 41,000 people across the globe, with a strong portfolio of popular products from well-known brands including Dettol, Mortein and Lysol to name a few from the range of brands.

November 25, 2021

Harpic disinfectant toilet cleaner, a brand of globally renowned consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt, recently marked the world toilet day by renovating & upgrading the sanitation infrastructure of Meerigama Base Hospital. As a Base Hospital this serves a large catchment area of the public that sees 750 to 1000 people a day. The official handing over of the renovated facilities coincided with the world toilet day 2021 which fell on November 19 under the theme of “Harpic: Mission Wellbeing”.

Reckitt Sri Lanka, the distributor for Harpic locally, has partnered with local health authorities throughout the years to deliver similar support to empower the local healthcare sector. Since 2017 they have worked to refurbish toilets in peoples’ homes, helping about 150 families per annum and a total of 600+ families over the last 4 years. They also started a mobile bathroom initiative in 2015, which affects approximately 800,000 people a year. their commitment towards public sanitary facilities does not end there. For the last 3 years they have conducted a sanitation program for the public bathrooms at Sri Pada which has provided facilities for 600,000 pilgrims.

Commenting on this initiative, Head of Marketing at Reckitt Sri Lanka Shaminda Perera noted: “As a brand in the hygiene space, we’re committed to ensuring health & wellbeing of all citizens; as such, aligning with this year’s theme & our organizational ethos, we are glad to have been part of this renovation project. We look forward to partaking in similar initiatives in the future collaborating with the Ministry of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical Services.”

Last year, Harpic renovated toilets at the Minuwangoda Base Hospital. They also donated mobile sanitation units to the Anuradhapura Base Hospital which was a Covid19 testing center; another benefit for the public.

Harpic is a global brand with a wide-spread presence in six continents. Inspired by a vision to create a world where people are healthier and live better, Reckitt, the parent company produces a popular range of health and hygiene products including Dettol, Lysol apart from Harpic. Harpic’s CSR efforts reiterate Reckitt’s commitment to cement its position as a socially, environmentally and financially responsible business enterprise.

Meanwhile Chanuka Perea, Brand Manager – Harpic at Reckitt Sri Lanka reminded Sri Lankans to practice good toilet hygiene especially in the ‘new normal’ to stay healthy; he noted that toilets are generally a breeding ground for disease-causing pathogens but this could be managed & mitigated with daily sanitization: “It is common knowledge that unclean toilets spread diseases; this is why Harpic is on a constant mission not just to donate and upgrade but also educate the public. Every individual who uses a toilet must follow proper etiquette for their own sake and others. This year’s theme sums up this message very well: “Harpic: Mission Wellbeing”. We intend to work closely with students and other segments of society to further socialize this message in the coming year through our various initiatives.”

October 12, 2017

10^th October 2017 – Katana, Sri Lanka: The first set of 100 toilets commissiond by the Ministry of City Planning & Water together with Harpic was completed recently, providing clean sanitation facilities to over 30 households and one school in Katana.

In March, Harpic launched the ‘Harpic Suwa Jana Meheyuma; Mission Wellbeing’, in collaboration with the Ministry of City Planning & Water Supply to elevate the status of hygiene across households in Sri Lanka. The project sought to build 100 toilets in the Western province in the first phase, going up to 300 toilets across Sri Lanka at the completion of the project.

The students of David De Silva Vidyalaya in Peellawatta, Katunayake, with an 800-strong student population will also have access to a new washroom facility that promotes the concept of hygiene.

Hon. Sudarshani Fernandopulle, State Minister of City Planning and Water Supply, who has led the project since its inception said, “This is an overlooked area in Sri Lanka’s development drive. I am confident that we will be able to achieve our target to build 300 toilets during the next few months and provide clean sanitation facilities for well over 1,000 people.

It is estimated that nearly two percent of the population practice open defecation due to the lack of toilets, while a further two percent share a common toilet. The Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply has identified the need for nearly 180,000 toilets across Sri Lanka.

Harpic’s current efforts to build toilets is only the first step of a much bigger national project that hopes to address Sri Lanka’s sanitation issues that go deeper than the unclean toilet we see on the surface.

Commenting on the progress of the project Sri Lanka Commercial Director for Reckitt Benckiser, Sinclair Cruise said, “There is more that needs to be done across Sri Lanka to address the sanitation issue. This project is one of many initiatives we have undertaken in this area and we will continue to work on public spaces to improve the sanitation situation.”

Harpic further uplifts toilet hygiene with second phase under ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ initiative

Harpic further uplifts toilet hygiene with second phase under ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ initiative

Harpic commits to uplifting hygiene standards in girls’ schools through ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ initiative

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