The 23rd Kiyoko Ogawa Scholarship Awarding Ceremony was held at Kosgahakanda Maha Vidyalaya, Deraniyagala on September 17.
President of JASTECA, Chandana Amaratunga, Chairman of Kiyoko Ogawa Scholarship Subcommittee Parakrama B. Jayatissa and a few members from the Executive Committee of JASTECA were present.
The scholarship awarding program was organised by the Japan Sri Lanka Technical and Cultural Association (JASTECA) with the sponsorship by Kiyoko Ogawa, Japan.
The scholarships were awarded to 25 students from 11 schools in Deraniyagala education zone to pursue their Advanced Level studies despite their financial challenges.
Astron Ltd, Ariya Foods, Atlas Axillia Company (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon Biscuits Limited, Farmchemie (Pvt) Ltd, Rainco (Pvt) Ltd, DIC Lanka, Sri Lanka Telecom are some of the corporate donors and many individual donors have also joined hands with JASTECA to make the event a success.