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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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South Asian economies possess a considerable potential of intra-regional trade in services, however due to variety of reason the region fails to tap the potential. Labour mobility is the bedrock of trade in services, and most of regional trade agreement across the world address the movement of workers and labour mobility that includes entry to the cross border labour market permanently or temporarily. True potential of services sector in South Asia is yet to be realized. This is possible only when respective governments take the lead in implementing a unified strategy realistically carved out for a region like South Asia. A large part of it depends on the willingness of the political establishments sitting in each country coupled with a proactive role played by the private sector.
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Our scholarship for PhD students (non-EU) covers a range of necessities! Ps. Acceptance into a Phd Programme has to be completed prior to application. Contact us! 🏢: Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Scholarship Department 📍: Karl-Marx-Str. 2 14482 Potsdam ☎️: +49 30 299-3702 📧:stipendien-bewerbung@freiheit.org 🌐: www.freiheit.org/stipendien #fnfsrilanka #freedom #srilanka #colombo #srilankanfreedom #responsibility #responsiblechoices #humanrights #responsibilities #humanresponsibilities #freedomofvoice #freedomofexpression #equalopportunities #freedomforall
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Globally, despite decades of activism, and dozens of laws on equal pay, women still earn less than 80 cents for every dollar men do. For women with children, women of colour, women refugees and migrants, and women with disabilities, that figure is even lower. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into stark relief the invaluable contribution of work predominantly performed by women, but which has systematically been undervalued and underpaid. Over 70 per cent of the world’s social and health care workforce is comprised of women, whilst the percentage of women employed in services, including domestic work, food retail and cleaning services, stood at over 58 per cent. Even before the crisis, women’s employment was characterised by informal, insecure, low paid, poor quality work, with little or no social protection. The General Assembly urged action to reach the goal of equal pay for work of equal value for all, and encouraged all stakeholders to continue to support the goal of equal pay for work of equal value. Information from: the United Nations & the International Trade Union Confederation. #fnfsrilanka #freedom #srilanka #colombo #srilankanfreedom #responsibility #responsiblechoices #humanrights #responsibilities #humanresponsibilities #freedomofvoice #freedomofexpression #equalopportunities #freedomforall
