Germany gives Rs. 6.5 million to empower grassroots projects
COLOMBO, April 20 – The German Embassy funded four micro-projects worth Rs. 6.5 million to uplift the livelihoods of people in different parts of the island.
The annual micro projects scheme of the German Foreign office aims to empower grassroots organisations that work for the betterment of local communities.
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A visit to the German Pavilion at Expo 2012 is a bit like a present-day adventure in the style of Jules Verne’s science fiction novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”. People who take a virtual dive with a research submarine to discover the greatest ecosystem on earth may well feel like Captain Nemo aboard the Nautilus.
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The Deputy Minister for Youth Affaires and Skills Development Duminda Dissanayake and German Ambassador Jens Ploetner unveiled the foundation plaque for the Sri Lankan German Vocational Training Institute - Kilinochchi, the largest vocational training facility in Northern Sri Lanka.
Germany has committed Euros 8 million for this project, which aims to provide vocational training opportunities to young men and women from conflict affected areas. It will offer three-year courses to 400 full-time students and a variety of short-term courses to suit different occupational needs.
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Punnani, December 20, 2011 – German Ambassador Jens Ploetner recently visited Eskimo Fashion Knitwear (Pvt) Ltd, the first German company to invest in Eastern Sri Lanka, after the three-decade-long civil conflict. Eskimo Fashions took up operations of its factory in Punnani, Eastern Sri Lanka in September this year.
German Ambassador visits first German FDI in the East
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