WiLAT Sri Lanka: Celebrating Wellness Month - Cancer Awareness Session in Collaboration with the Indira Cancer Trust
- WiLAT Sri Lanka
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
As part of our Wellness Month initiative, the WiLAT Sri Lanka team, together with our mobility partners from PickMe, visited the Indira Cancer Trust (Suwa Arana) on 29th October 2025.
During this visit, participants had the opportunity to take part in an insightful breast cancer awareness session and learn about the remarkable work carried out by the Indira Cancer Trust to support cancer patients and their families. The Trust provides a wide range of services, including patient care and accommodation, counseling, recreational and learning facilities, transport reimbursement, medical investigation support, and even in-house wig making for patients — all of which touched and inspired our team deeply.
It was truly eye-opening to learn that in Sri Lanka, three lives are lost to breast cancer every day, while around fifteen new cases are diagnosed daily. These figures highlight the urgent importance of early detection and awareness in saving lives.
As part of our visit, donations collected from WiLAT Sri Lanka members and participants — including children’s diapers, cheese, yoghurt, and cash contributions towards wigs, nutritional support, children’s birthday celebrations, and patient transport — were handed over to the Indira Cancer Trust management. These were then distributed among the patients residing at their facility.
We are honoured and proud to stand together for this meaningful cause, promoting care, compassion, and awareness throughout WiLAT Wellness Month.
The team was also inspired by the dedication of many young volunteers who support the Trust’s daily operations and by the collective efforts of numerous organizations and individuals who contribute as sponsors and well-wishers.
💗 Join us in making a difference.If you would like to support the Indira Cancer Trust and its initiatives, please visit the link below to make a donation and help make someone’s recovery journey more comfortable and cared for:
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