Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness among School Students
Children are the most vulnerable to disasters and its effects can be detrimental to their physical health, mental health and access to learning opportunities. The current economic crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic has had a disastrous impact on the education sector of
A-PAD with UNDP and CBi Enhances Business Diversification Opportunities for MSMEs
On the 30th and 31st of March, 2022, A-PAD Sri Lanka successfully carried out Business Diversification Handovers to over 120 MSMEs in the Galle, Matara and Hambantota Districts. This was done with coordinating assistance from the Ruhunu Tourism Bureau (RTB), the National Crafts
A Roadmap to Creating Sustainable and Resilient MSMEs in the Northern Peninsula & Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
A Tripartite Partnership between A-PAD Sri Lanka, UNDP Sri Lanka and The Connecting Business Initiative birthed series of workshops curated towards bolstering the MSMEs belonging to the Tourism Sector of Sri Lanka were carried out in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri
A-PAD SL in Partnership with World Vision Promote Safety & Security for Community Disaster Management Teams
Aiming to achieve a common goal of interest in the current context of Sri Lanka, a timely collaboration between A-PAD SL and World Vision resulted in curated training programs addressing the concepts of safety and security. Participants from the Village Disaster Management Committees
A-PAD Joins World Vision in Enhancing Basic Water Safety and First Responder Skills of Grassroots
At the invitation of World Vision Lanka and the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), A-PAD SL conducted a training program for the Village Disaster Management Committee (VDMC) members belonging to the Nanattan and Oddusudan divisions of Mannar and Mullaitivu Districts respectively. The sessions were