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Tag: USAID

U.S. assistance for Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness ahead of the monsoon season
LOCAL

U.S. assistance for Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness ahead of the monsoon season

Officials of the United States and Sri Lanka have held discussions on the island nation’s natural disaster preparedness as the…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/05/2018
USAID, IOM hand over new homes to Sri Lanka flood, landslide victims
LOCAL

USAID, IOM hand over new homes to Sri Lanka flood, landslide victims

USAID and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, this week handed over new transitional homes to 120 families affected by the…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/04/2018
New Mission Director for USAID in Sri Lanka and Maldives arrives as new projects start u
BUSINESS

New Mission Director for USAID in Sri Lanka and Maldives arrives as new projects start u

Reed J. Aeschliman assumed his duties as the new Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/03/2018
USAID YouLead and Microsoft launch YouthWorks to increase employment and entrepreneurship among Sri Lanka’s youth
LOCAL

USAID YouLead and Microsoft launch YouthWorks to increase employment and entrepreneurship among Sri Lanka’s youth

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) YouLead program and Microsoft Sri Lanka signed a partnership to launch the…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/03/2018
USAID launches youth employment and skills project in Central Province
BUSINESS

USAID launches youth employment and skills project in Central Province

Visiting U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Daniel Rosenblum on February 2 opened…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/02/2018
U.S., Sri Lanka launch $ 2 million HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance Partnership to fast track efforts to end AIDS in Sri Lanka
LOCAL

U.S., Sri Lanka launch $ 2 million HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance Partnership to fast track efforts to end AIDS in Sri Lanka

The Governments of Sri Lanka and the United States on December 8 launched a two-year, US$ 2 million (Rs. 306…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017
Colombian delegation visits Sri Lanka to study reconciliation initiatives
LOCAL

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…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/11/2017

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