A progress review meeting of Non-Governmental Organizations was held on November 20, 2021, at the Divisional Secretariat, in Ampara. This was an opportunity for The Asia Foundation and its community based-partner organization, Group Action for Social Order (GAFSO), to present their progress on the INSPIRED project. Following the progress review meeting, the Director General of...
Under the INitiative for Sustained Peaceful Inter-ethnic Relations through Economic Development (INSPIRED) project, the Asia Foundation (the Foundation) held a close-up event on ‘Shared Outcomes and Lessons Learned’, via Zoom, on October 15, 2021. The event was an opportunity for the Foundation and its community-based partners; Group Action for Social Order (GAFSO), Eastern Self-Reliant Community Awakening Organisation (ESCO), Federation of Sri...
In late September, our local partners organized a series of trade fairs promoting this social cohesion theme to showcase the products of project participants and highlight the links that are being forged between local businesses from different communities. The fairs were also an opportunity for consumers to come together to support this cross-community initiative....
In September 2020, through the INSPIRED project, The Asia Foundation partnered with Good Market to build capacity and networking among micro and small business owners within selected locations in Trincomalee, Ampara and Batticaloa. The partnership aims to further facilitate inter-community dialogue and interaction between project beneficiaries through mentoring, knowledge sharing and training, with the...
Over the past couple of years, a series of workshops were conducted among project beneficiaries with support from partner organizations. Training and Mentorship Support Sessions for Community Based Partners In August 2019, The Asia Foundation carried out training and mentorship sessions for its community-based partners, to support them in implementing and facilitating dialogue sessions in a...
