People’s Livelihood Development Foundation (PLDF) Monday received the 11.7 million rupee grant under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP)
The project will benefit 625 resettled families in Vavuniya, the Japanese embassy releasing statement said
Under the project the Elamarandakulam and Poomaduwa tanks south of Vavuniya will be renovated to expand paddy cultivation and home gardening.
The project will also help improve the provision of agricultural tools, plants and seeds and food processing techniques for villagers of Rankethgama, Thaddankulama, Palle-uruwa and Awarankulam.
“The project will also encourage and educate the community to grow crops in their home gardens and food processing training will facilitate a path for better livelihood,” Priyantha Kumara, Director of the People’s Livelihood Development Foundation said in the statement.
The project will also generate new employment opportunities in the four villages.
Japan has extended assistance to improve facilities at the Jaffna teaching hospital, construct the Vavuniya- Kilinochchi transmission line and to resettle communities in the former war ravaged northern region.
“Japan hopes that these assistances would holistically contribute to sustainable peace and development in Sri Lanka and promote the livelihood of the people,” the Japanese embassy said.
In June this year, Sri Lanka received a 468 million rupee (3.5 million dollar) grant from the Japanese government to buy equipment to secure the island’s food security.
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