Country Music Foundation with Mount Lavinia Hotel is presenting Country Roads Concert for children on October 5, 2014, at the Mount Lavinia Hotel terrace. Mavericks from Germany and British folk singer Astrid Brook will play and joining along with them are Cosmic Rays, Anno Domini, Country Revival band, featuring Feizal, Jury and Thilan Wijesinghe.
Commenting on the 2014 Country Roads concert for children, Feizal Samath, President – CMF said, “the foundation is excited to be working on a new project with Save the Children in enhancing the standard of living and the health status of women and children in plantations.”
The money raised, will be funded to school buildings, and to provide learning and teaching materials, libraries and books for the children. Keeping this strong tradition of philanthropy alive, all proceeds from the 2014 edition of the Country Roads will go towards promoting Mother and Child friendly initiatives in the plantation sector, in partnership with Save the Children.
William Lynch, Country Director – Save the Children Sri Lanka said, “Sri Lanka is a best place in the South Asian region, to be a mother and the best place to be child. The woman is more likely to have good health indicators; maternal mortality rate is lowest, by the survivability, and many… Now even in the best place there are children behind, who are working in the tea estates and we know that the indicators for maternal child health are lagging on tea estates. So, we are putting together a programme, which this concert is helping to blow kick off and support, that is going to come up with certification as the only team in Sri Lanka, to produce a mother and child friendly environment.”
