Firstlight Foundation

Firstlight
Firstlight symbolizes the dawn of a new day; the best time for tapping rubber trees. Dawn is a symbol of birth and reawakening, bringing hope for happiness and improvement.

The Firstlight initiative reflects DPL’s commitment towards business sustainability in which economic, environmental, and social factors are integrated so as to empower smallholder rubber farmers to achieve their full potential and make the transition to a brighter future.

Firstlight ensures a fair price for field latex. It educates and empowers farmers to optimize their real income. Additionally, it provides implements and input materials to protect and augment the crop.

Smallholders make up 65% of Sri Lanka’s national rubber crop. Rubber accounts for 0.2% of the Island’s GDP. Therefore, sustaining smallholder farmers is vital for the continuity of the rubber finished products industry. In its own small way, Firstlight makes it viable for the small farmers to remain with the crop.... [Details]