Colombian delegation visits Sri Lanka to study reconciliation initiatives
As part of an initiative by USAID and Common Grounds, a delegation from Colombia comprising 11 members visited the Ministry of National Integration and Reconciliation on 21 November to draw knowledge, expertise and experiences on the reconciliation and integration efforts of the Sri Lankan Government.
Ministry of National Integration and Reconciliation Secretary V. Sivagnanasothy spoke about national reconciliation and integration strategy of Sri Lanka, which included the integration friendly schools program, reconciliation friendly media, integration friendly university and youth corps, inculcating integration concepts into Sunday religious school teaching, curriculum development in school education incorporating ethics, values, virtues and comparative religious studies.
Further, he...