Norway’s support to the District Chambers of Commerce

02/09/2009 //

Norway supports the Chambers of Commerce in the Districts of Sri Lanka through two programs. Norway supports the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) with Rs 204 million to develop the organisational capacity of 28 district chambers. The aim is to create strong and financial independent CC’s with the capacity to lobby, provide business development service...

Norway provides an additional 300 million rupees to Sri Lanka for Vocational Training

02/09/2009 //

On the 20th of May Norway signed a new agreement to continues vocational training with World University Service of Canada WUSC. Upon signing the Norwegian Ambassador Tore Hattrem said “I am very pleased to continue our support to vocational training in Sri Lanka.. We believe that by strengthening the vocational training sector one contributes to Sri Lanka’s poverty reduction and empowerment. No...

Embassy Visit to Rural Women's Network in Kantale

Officials from the Norwegian Embassy met with the Sinhala-Tamil-Muslim Rural Women's Network (STMRWN) in Kantale in Trincomalee District on 26 October. STMRWN works to bring together women from the different ethnic communities in the district. Their work has been funded by approximately 18.5 million rupees from the Norwegian Embassy. Programme for Tsunami Affected People ...

Norad Fellowship

NORAD sponsors a limited number of fellowships to selected courses, mainly Master degree, presented in an Annual Programme. Most of the courses are held in Norwegian Universities and are offered in fields where Norwegian institutions have an international standing. The courses hold a high relevance to the fellow's home occupations. The fellows may write a thesis on a theme relevant to their hom...

Partnerships for sustainable development:

The Oslo Conference on Good Governance and Social and Environmental Responsibility, 28-30 March 2007

Development Co-operation between Norway and Sri Lanka

Development Cooperation between Norway and Sri Lanka Norway has supported development activities in Sri Lanka since 1967. During the first years activities were supported through Non-Government Organisations. In 1976, the Governments of Norway and Sri Lanka signed a bilateral agreement on development cooperation. Support to projects proposed by the Government of Sri Lanka commenced in 1977. The...