Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness among School Students

Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness among School Students

Jun 24, 2022

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

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A-PAD with UNDP and CBi Enhances Business Diversification Opportunities for MSMEs

A-PAD with UNDP and CBi Enhances Business Diversification Opportunities for MSMEs

Apr 17, 2022

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

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A Roadmap to Creating Sustainable and Resilient MSMEs in the Northern Peninsula &  Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

A Roadmap to Creating Sustainable and Resilient MSMEs in the Northern Peninsula & Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

Apr 1, 2022

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

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A-PAD SL in Partnership with World Vision Promote Safety & Security for Community Disaster Management Teams

A-PAD SL in Partnership with World Vision Promote Safety & Security for Community Disaster Management Teams

Jan 13, 2022

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

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A-PAD Joins World Vision in Enhancing Basic Water Safety and First Responder Skills of Grassroots

A-PAD Joins World Vision in Enhancing Basic Water Safety and First Responder Skills of Grassroots

Dec 27, 2021

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

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