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Over 300 Rajarata University students to receive free spectacles

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  • The distribution is scheduled to take place at Rajarata University on the 17th.
  • The students had eye checks on September 19, the President’s Media Division said.
  • The programme has support from Stroud Rotary Club and the Wish Foundation.
  • Rajarata was the first phase; a later phase took place at the University of Ruhuna on October 10.

Rajarata University is scheduled to provide free spectacles to 316 students on the 17th. The distribution is part of a vision-care programme run by the President’s Fund for university students in Sri Lanka.

The President’s Media Division said the recipients had eye examinations on September 19. Stroud Rotary Club, based in the United Kingdom, and the Wish Foundation are supporting the initiative.

Rajarata University was chosen for the opening phase. The programme’s next phase was held at the University of Ruhuna on October 10. It is intended to make spectacles available at no cost to university students who need them across the country.

Based on: Newswire, Daily Mirror, Ada Derana

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