GHRN project to plant 100,000 coconut trees

The Global Human Rights Network commenced a project to promote coconut cultivation in religious places with the objective of reducing the escalating coconut prices by revitalizing coconut cultivation among rural communities. The project has set out to raise awareness among the people. With an ambitious objective of reaching over 15,000 religious sites, the project seeks to educate and train 1,250 individuals on the art of coconut cultivation. Moreover, it aims to plant 100,000 coconut saplings, said a release.

The concept paper for this project was presented at the Goble Human Rights Network headquarters in Rajagiriya. The presentation was led by Attorney-at-Law Sepala Ratnayake, President of Global Human Rights Network, along with environmentalist Jayalath Balasuriya and journalist Nalinda Fansis. The paper was formally presented to Chalaka Fancis, Head of Tenders and Price Decisions at Shenkar Shipping Company, representing Australia and New Zealand.