Beyond the Batch

Akurata Piyapath 3

The Project is currently in progress Akurata Piyapath 2026 – Edition 03 🖥️❤️ As a signature initiative of the Zahira College, Batch of 2009,…

Ramadhan Pledge 2025

Three Causes, One Ramadan

Ramadan 2025 saw the batch run three meaningful causes side by side: Akurata Piyapath (book distribution), Water for Life (community wells), and the G9…

Water for Life 2025

Tube Wells for Rural Eastern Province

Water for Life is G9's community water project distinct from our school-level Drinking Water work. In 2025, a member of the batch came forward…

Drinking Water Project St. Anthony's Balika School

Two Units of Drinking Water for Colombo-15

G9 funded and constructed two units of drinking water facilities at St. Anthony's Balika Primary School in Colombo-15, serving roughly 450 students. The project…

Akurata Piyapath 2 (2025)

Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya, Thelawilla, Hambantota

The second Akurata Piyapath, in March 2025, carried the same approach south. The handover was held at Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya in Thelawilla, Hambantota, where…

Ramadhan Pledge 2024

The Pledge Continues Quietly

No Ifthar. The annual Pledge continues the batch taking care of its own during Ramadan, quietly and consistently. The 2024 cycle reaffirmed the model:…

Akurata Piyapath 1 (2024)

Saraswathi Tamil Vidyalayam, Warwick, Welimada

Akurata Piyapath began in March 2024, the batch's fifteenth year since leaving Zahira. It started not with a plan but with a letter, the…

Zahira Sports Complex Donation 2023

A Million Rupees, and Trust the Rest Would Follow

At the Crescent Lights Dinner (a Zahira College OBA dinner) the conversation at the G9 table turned to the Sports Complex. Someone floated the…

Ramadhan Pledge 2021–2023 The Pivot

From Ifthar to Internal Aid and a Crescent Night Award

These were the years of pivot. With Sri Lanka in economic crisis in 2022, the annual Ifthar was abandoned and the batch moved decisively…

COVID Relief Fund 2020

Internal Batch Support During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic hit batchmates and their families hard. G9 ran a within-batch initiative to raise and distribute funds to members who lost income…

Chasing Greats Phase 2: Rugby Motivation

Rugby Motivation Programme

In 2018, Chasing Greats took on a sporting dimension. We partnered with young rugby players and delivered a motivational and skills programme rooted in…

Ramadhan Pledge 2017–2019

Continuing the Tradition

Across 2017, 2018, and 2019, the batch continued the annual Ramadan giving tradition sustaining the Ifthar / community-service rhythm year after year. (Specific venues…

Chasing Greats Phase 1: Leadership Training

Leadership Development Programme

The first phase of Chasing Greats, held in 2017, focused on leadership development for young students. Drawing on the experiences of G9 members across…

Zahira Walk 2017

The Return Walk

Zahira Walk 2017 marked the second edition of the Old Boys' walk-a-thon. G9 turned out in numbers — the official promo and event-day footage…

Flood Relief 2016

Emergency Relief Clothing and Essentials

When floods devastated parts of Sri Lanka in 2016, G9 mobilised quickly. The batch organised collection, sorting, and on-the-ground distribution of clothes and essential…

Ifthar 2015 Ash-Shifa Home for Children

A Night with the Children of Ash-Shifa

The third annual Ifthar took G9 to Ash-Shifa Home for Children with Special Needs, Kolonnawa. The batch brought dry rations, financial assistance, and a…

Ifthar 2014 Lady Fareed Home for Elders

The First Ifthar Where the Tradition Began

The G9 community-service tradition begins. The first annual Ifthar took place at Lady Fareed Home for the Elders, Makola. Bayan, Ifthar, distribution of clothes…

Zahira Walk 2012

The First Walk

The first Zahira Walk in 2012 brought the Old Boys' community together for a public walk-a-thon in support of Zahira College. The event drew…