The Chinese Embassy in Colombo says that they have signed a procurement for the Phase III of the Faxian Charity project.
The embassy says they have signed with a local supplier for another 15,000 dry rations boxes, worth a total of Rs. 100 million.
The rations will be distributed to underprivileged families via temples, kovils and mosques as a gesture of goodwill during the upcoming Ramadan and the Sinhala & Tamil New Year festive seasons.
The Faxian Charity Project kicked off from December 27, 2022 at the Abhayagiri Viharaya, Anuradhapura where Chinese Bikkhu Faxian studied Buddhism 1,600 years ago, Since then, the project has already helped 35,000 severely underprivileged families across Sri Lanka. The project is funded by 07 Chinese temples and their devotees.
