FELICITATING EMPLOYEE ADJUDGED COMMONWEALTH YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR

Krystle Reid, a Senior Executive – Projects of Brandix Lingerie, was presented with a memento in appreciation and recognition of being adjudged ‘Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2017’ at the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work on her return to work from the awards presentation in London recently. The Commonwealth Young Person of the Year award recognises the work done by Reid through the Enable Lanka Foundation, which she cofounded with her friend Janitha Rukmal, to help persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka to break stereotypes and stigma to secure employment and become self-sufficient in all aspects of civilian life and entitlements as citizens of Sri Lanka.