Project Overview
The INitiative for Sustained Peaceful Inter-ethnic Relations through Economic Development (INSPIRED) project aims to promote social cohesion through inter-community engagement in the business sector and through advocacy for institutionalization and local replication of successful inter-community reconciliation pilot initiatives. The pilot project focuses on the Eastern Province and is implemented with the support of local partners; Group Action for Social Order (GAFSO), Eastern Self-Reliant Community Awakening Organisation (ESCO), Sarvodaya, the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities (FSLGA) and the Good Market.
It is based on the premise that if all communities involved in the formal and informal economy in the Eastern Province are supported to interact collaboratively around common economic interests, and the resulting benefits are inclusive and available equally to all, then inter-community relations at the community level will also improve. This project is supported by USAID in partnership with The Asia Foundation.
Vision
A business platform that connects communities closer together.
Mission
To promote social cohesion in Sri Lanka by ensuring inter-community engagement and economic opportunities for all through sustainable business relations.