Gunasekera Karunaratna (GK) Foundation

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIMARILY FOR INDIVIDUALS BORN IN SOUTH ASIA WHO RESIDE IN THE UK OR SOUTH ASIA TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; ?SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS; TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ITEMS OR SERVICES; AND TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE SUCH NEEDS.