The Canadian High Commission together with the Asia Foundation recently launched a project named ‘Women’s Voice and Leadership’ (WVL) to support women’s rights organisations in Sri Lanka.
The launch was attended by foreign diplomats, women’s rights organizations, civil society organizations, government and non-governmental participants, the Canadian High Commission said in a press release.
Issuing a statement, the Canadian High Commission said that 27 women’s rights organizations will receive funding through a competitive selection process.
The Asia Foundation will implement the project with a CA$ 3 million contribution from Global Affairs Canada from 2019 to 2023.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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