Allianz Lanka, in partnership with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, has provided educational support to children affected by Cyclone Ditwah as part of Allianz SE’s regional disaster relief initiative across Asia.
The programme is funded through the first tranche of Allianz SE’s regional disaster relief commitment, with €200,000 allocated to Sri Lanka from a broader €600,000 initiative covering Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Under the initiative, 4,315 educational packs were distributed to schoolchildren across three districts, benefiting eight schools in Polonnaruwa, five Grama Niladhari divisions in Anuradhapura, and 21 schools in Puttalam. Each pack contains essential learning materials, including exercise books, CR books, a mathematics box, pens, pencils, erasers, and a school bag, enabling students to resume their education with confidence.
The programme also extended support to children attending Early Childhood Development centres through the distribution of stationery and toy kits, helping to promote early learning and psychosocial well-being during the recovery process.
Implemented through a structured assessment, distribution, and monitoring framework, the initiative ensured timely and accountable delivery of assistance to affected communities.
By addressing both educational needs and emotional recovery, Allianz Lanka and the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society aim to help children regain a sense of normalcy following Cyclone Ditwah while strengthening community resilience and supporting young people as they continue their education.
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Akurugraphy Exhibition Opens at Geoffrey Bawa Space in Colombo
The Geoffrey Bawa Space has opened Akurugraphy, a new exhibition that explores the history, culture, and future of letterforms across Sri Lanka's three official languages, highlighting the vital role typography plays in preserving identity, communication, and cultural heritage in the digital age.
Showcasing the decade-long work of Colombo-based type foundry Mooniak, the exhibition examines how the digitisation of Sinhala, Tamil, and Latin scripts influences readability, accessibility, and the long-term preservation of language. It also explores how design decisions surrounding letterforms shape who is represented, whose voices are heard, and how languages continue to evolve in an increasingly digital world.
Akurugraphy invites visitors to look beyond the functional role of written language by presenting letterforms as cultural artefacts that embody history, identity, and belonging. The exhibition highlights the multidisciplinary nature of type design, combining elements of history, linguistics, aesthetics, and technology to create digital fonts suited to contemporary communication.
Featuring typographic specimens, archival materials, and software developed throughout Mooniak's practice, the exhibition celebrates typography as both an artistic discipline and a technical craft while examining the cultural and social significance of designing scripts for the digital era.
Alongside the exhibition, the Geoffrey Bawa Space will host a series of monthly talks, curator-led tours, workshops, and children's programmes aimed at encouraging greater public engagement with typography, language, and design.
Akurugraphy is open from Wednesday to Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and will run until 8 November 2026. The exhibition has been designed to be inclusive and accessible, with step-free entry, wheelchair-accessible facilities, and tactile elements available throughout the gallery to ensure an engaging experience for all visitors.
Allianz Lanka Distributes 4,315 Educational Packs to Children Affected by Cyclone Ditwah
