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The Asian German Sports Exchange Programme (A.G.S.E.P.)has been conducting sport events and international exchanges between Sri Lankan and European sport teams since 1989. The organisation is based in Marawila, in rural western Sri Lanka, and was founded by the current CEO of the programme, Dr. Dietmar Döring, who at that time was the national ...
The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951. The organization was conceived at an international conference, The Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in January 1950, and was attended by the finance ministers of Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ceylon, Pakistan and New Zealand, and the ...
Launches emergency response and reconstruction activities in South Asia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, with operations in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. [9] Acted opens a coordination office in Jordan to support its operations in the Middle East. [10] The NGO responds to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan. [11] 2006
Expenses (2019) $104,757,151 [1] Website. asiafoundation.org. The Asia Foundation (TAF) is a nonprofit international development organization focused on improving lives across Asia. [2] Its programs operate in various sectors, including governance, women's empowerment and gender equality, inclusive economic growth, environmental and climate ...
An international non-governmental organization (INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. NGOs are independent of governments and can be seen as two types: advocacy NGOs, which aim to influence governments with a specific ...
Orphanage in Sri Lanka. Stichting Weeshuis Sri Lanka is a Dutch NGO -foundation that after the disastrous tsunami of December 26, 2004 was founded to help the children that became orphans. Marja van Leeuwen, a private volunteer, was the first to arrive in Sri Lanka from The Netherlands, with medical supplies.
WaterAid is an international non-governmental organization, focused on water, sanitation and hygiene. It was set up in 1981 as a response to the UN International Drinking Water decade (1981–1990). As of 2018, it was operating in 34 countries. The organisation was first established by the UK water industry on 21 July 1981 as a charitable trust ...
Founded. 1985. (1985) Area served. Sri Lanka. The Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) was established in 1985 in Tamil Nadu in southeastern India by Tamil refugees fleeing the violence in North and East Sri Lanka. Its initial operation was to provide relief to the refugees in India. After the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord and the ...