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The association of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom with Sri Lanka is nearly five decades old. During the period 1968 to 2013, and upon recommencing its work in 2016 the Foundation's work focuses primarily on the core values of freedom and responsibility. The Foundation's contribution to Sri Lanka's political, socio-economic development over the years is well accepted, recognized and appreciated by legislators, opinion leaders, academics, and civil society actors.
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Sri Lanka: Sustainability as an advantage and driver for tourism!
Sri Lanka welcomed 2019 more than two Million tourist who visited the island, often called the ‚Pearl in the Indian Ocean‘ providing work and income for 473.000 persons. The income from tourism contributes upto 6 % to the Grand National Product (GDP) of the country. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic all airports were closed for incoming traffic, no tourist could arrive anymore. Tourism collapsed.
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World Press Freedom Day 2021
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom wanted to find out how journalists in Sri Lanka see their role in 2021 in providing information as a public good. In a panel discussion three representatives of the media discussed with Roel Raymond
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Sri Lanka firms with global links learn to compete better and raise standards
Sri Lanka firms with foreign investment or demanding global customers learns to raise standards and compete while protected firms may be left behind, participants of an online seminar said.
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South Asian travel trade banking on regional tourism
The coronavirus pandemic has decimated the travel industry in most parts of the world and professionals in the tourist trade in South Asia are hoping regional and domestic tourism will save the day.
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Leading the Nation through inclusion, equality and educational reforms
The women were invited to share their vision for the country, in a ten-minute presentation, if they ever have the opportunity of leading the country.
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Representation and Empowerment: Ten women and their call for Diversity and Inclusion
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, together with NextGenSL, organised an event named "iLead", which was held on the 8th of March to commemorate International Women's day and shine a spotlight on what reforms women felt they deserved, through having ten highly accomplished women to make a ten minute speech on what they would change and do differently if they were to become president.
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Not all heroes wear capes, but a lot of them wear saris, duppattas and whatever they want to.
At the wake of this Pandemic women are working twice as much. They are taking care of the household and also working from home. Their work hours as compared to men has been doubled. But in a complex society like ours intersectionality also plays a huge role in the discrimination against women.
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Listening to others is a great way to open your perspective and take a better look at the world and how you perceive it. Tolerance and intolerance can only be identified by listening more to those who may have suffered at the hands of intolerance and hearing what they have to say. #freedomofspeech #fnfsrilanka #freedom #srilanka #colombo #srilankanfreedom #responsibility #responsiblechoices #humanrights #responsibilities #humanresponsibilities #freedomofvoice #freedomofexpression #equalopportunities #freedomforall
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Reading about different cultures or nationalities is one of the best ways to help break down your intolerances that you may not know you have, as well as help increase your awareness of other intolerances throughout the world. In order to celebrate tolerance, you may often need to first make yourself aware of intolerance. #freedomofspeech #fnfsrilanka #freedom #srilanka #colombo #srilankanfreedom #responsibility #responsiblechoices #humanrights #responsibilities #humanresponsibilities #freedomofvoice #freedomofexpression #equalopportunities #freedomforall
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A National Convention for Economy? Live discussion on 'ආර්ථිකයට ජාතික සම්මුතියක්?' with (Hon) Dr. Harsha De Silva - MP, SJB , ( Hon) Patali Champika Ranawaka- MP, SJB, ( Hon) Dr. Suren Ragavan- MP, SLPP, ( Hon) Prof. Ranjith Bandara, MP, SLPP, ( Hon) Vijitha Herath - MP, NPP. The event would be moderated by Advocata’s Dhananath Fernando ( COO Advocata Institute ) and Sathya Karunarathne ( Research Analyst). The keynote address will be delivered by Prof Rohan Samarajiva (Chairperson, LIRNEasia | Advisor, Advocata Institute). The discussion will be moderated by Dhananath Fernando and Sathya Karunarathne. The event will be live-streamed on Advocata Institutes Facebook and YouTube Channel.
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