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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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NextGenSL - Friedrich Naumann Foundation For Freedom holds post-Budget forum
Developing a constructive dialogue on the need for an inclusive development and growth trajectory via multi-constituency interests across the island and beyond individual party ideologies, the NextGenSL in collaboration with Friedrich Naumann Foundation For Freedom Sri Lanka held a post-Budget forum recently.
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Responsible Business – Sustainable Supply Chains as driver for Global Competitiveness
Sustainability and profitability are no longer mutually exclusive. Today, transnational sustainability laws
are legislated across the world to regulate global value chains. Regulations such as the German Supply
Chain Due Diligence Act that will enter into force on 01 January 2023 oblige companies to comply with
business due diligence and compliance standards across the supply chain within their business sector and
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JUST LAUNCHED LIBERALVALUES.LK - OUR NEW INITIATIVE
FNF Sri Lanka has embarked on journey to create a clear and correct understanding about liberalism within the island. Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic population which is diverse by language, religion, ethnicity and culture while being united by the Sri Lankan identity. However, with a series of events including the internal conflict, Sri Lanka has been lacking a clear solution to take the diverse population towards long term prosperity. This is where Liberalism can play its role by bringing ‘everyone’ together to cooperate regardless of their differences in class, religion, gender, language and ethnicity.
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Report launch on Public Private Partnership Model for Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for freedom Sri Lanka (FNF) and JAAR Corporate Solutions launched a report on ‘Public Private Partnership Model for CPC: An analysis of Opportunities and Challenges today at a special event held in Colombo.
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Sri Lankan exporters to face tough access to Germany unless HR, sustainability standards met
Sri Lankan exporters are bound to face tough rules when accessing the German market next year onwards because of the new law that will come into effect from January 1, 2023 in that country. The Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains will provide for German importers to make sure that their suppliers adhere to human rights and sustainability standards. The push for the new law started after the collapse of a factory building called’ Rana Plaza’ killing nearly 1000 people.
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Exploring Informal Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the informal sector are businesses that operate outside of formal government regulation and taxation. They typically have fewer than 10 employees and use low-cost materials to produce goods and services. SMEs in the informal sector play a vital role in developing economies and provide much-needed employment opportunities.
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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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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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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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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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COVID–19 Vaccines: Everything You Need To Know
The arrival and rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the first COVID–19 vaccine procured by Sri Lanka, is a small but optimistic step towards protecting the local population against the disease, and minimising the spread of the virus.
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Two Hundred Deaths In 12 Months: Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Fatality Data Analysed
Here we look at how Sri Lanka has recorded over 200 deaths during the course of the 12 months since the virus was first recorded in the country — and the various issues that cropped up concerning the COVID-19 deaths.
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Sri Lanka’s Fight Against the ‘Infodemic’ during the Pandemic
Sri Lanka was able to slowdown the spread of the virus but like many other countries, it is also confronted with an ‘infodemic’ which is difficult to control. This has led to a battle on two fronts: medical and information.
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3D-Printed Constitution; Perceptions Come Alive
Our perception and view on the Constitution differed from others based on several personal, social, cultural and other parameters. However, in any of those instances, have you ever thought of getting a 3D print of a constitution based on how you look at it?
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Road to Prosperity through COVID-19 Pandemic
The current crisis period is the best time to exploit the emerging opportunities to undertake most of the above reforms and to correct the deep-rooted structural issues and weaknesses.
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Suhani Kariyawasam Pathirana | Vice President - Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf on "What will I do differently if I were given the opportunity to lead the country?" Sign Language Interpreter: Chammi Dias iLead: Chapter III #femaleforward #iwd2023
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Sabrina Esufally | Managing Director of Hemas Consumer Brands on "What will I do differently if I were given the opportunity to lead the country?" iLead: Chapter III #femaleforward
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On the occasion of 70 years of Sri Lanka - Germany Diplomatic Relations, the German Embassy Colombo has announced a #competition. Competition details on Posts below. All the best to all participants!
