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| CARE, Sri Lanka |
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CARE began working in Sri Lanka in 1950, initially providing food to those most in need, and working with mothers and their children on health issues. Now we focus on managing agriculture and natural resources, developing small businesses, and relief and rehabilitation projects.
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| Insititute of Policy Studies |
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IPS is the apex economic policy research institute in Sri Lanka, recognized as a regional centre of excellence offering an authoritative and independent voice on economic policy analysis.
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| Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute |
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The HARTI was established in order to generate a range of policy analysis that would cover those key determinants of human and resource development in the agrarian sector. Statutorily established in 1972 in collaboration with the UNDP/FAO, the Institute functions under the Ministry of Agriculture.
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| University of Peradeniya |
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The University of Peradeniya is the heir to the oldest university tradition in Sri Lanka as the successor to the University of Ceylon, the first institution of its kind in the country. Its founding on July 1, 1942 as an autonomous corporation was the fulfillment of hopes and expectations of many who had been campaigning for a university in this country. It is located on a site of great natural beauty, just 8km from the city of Kandy - the historic capital of last independent kingdom of Sri Lanka, and 100km from Colombo, the current capital of the country.
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| Department of Economics at University of Colombo |
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The Department of Economics is one of the oldest and most possibly the most popular departments in the Faculty of Arts with 700 undergraduates – including students who take Economics as one of three subjects in a General Arts degree, and those who take Special Arts degree in Economics.
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| Save the Children Sri Lanka |
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Save the Children is a secular, non political, independent, rights-based organisation working for the protection, promotion and full realisation of children’s rights. It has been working in Sri Lanka for the past 30 years in areas of child protection, education, peace and reconciliation, and lately in household economic security and networking around realising child rights. A primary intention of Save the Children’s field work is informing policy advocacy and best practice around fulfilling children’s rights. Save the Children works closely with government and in partnership with district and national non-governmental partners.
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| Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies |
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CHA was founded in April 1997 to serve a membership and has since become a national service provider in the non-profit sector. It is representative of the resources and work of the humanitarian sector in Sri Lanka.
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| Ministry of Plan Implementation |
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Ministry of Plan Implementation (MPI) is mandated for monitoring and evaluation of all development projects and programmes implemented in the country with government funds and foreign aid. Please visit www.mpi.gov.lk for further details on functions and work programmes of the Ministry. There are three agencies which come under the purview of the ministry, namely: Department of Foreign Aid and Budget Monitoring (FABM); Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and National Operations Room (NOR).
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| Point Pedro Institute of Development |
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An independent private social science research institution in the name of Point Pedro Institute of Development (PPID) was established in 2004, in order to resurrect the knowledge and intellectual bases of the Eastern and Northern Provinces.
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| Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung |
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The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES), the oldest political foundation in Germany established in 1925, is a private, public-interest institution committed to the ideals of Social Democracy. It bears the name of the first democratically elected German President, Friedrich Ebert, and carries on his legacy by shaping freedom, solidarity and social justice by political means. The Foundation fulfils this mission both within the country and abroad through its programs of political education, international cooperation, scholarships and research.
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