Maldives-Sri Lanka hold talks on Social Services, Social Welfare activities

COLOMBO: The Maldivian Minister of Women and Family Affairs Iyshad Mohamed Didi who was on a visit to Sri Lanka recently for exchange of useful Social Services and Social Welfare activities between the two countries, met Douglas Devananda, Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare.

The meeting between the two Ministers was held at the Ministry premises and centred around: the imparting of education to the disabled from the Maldives under the Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare; rehabilitation of drug addicts, conducting of training programmes to them and rehabilitation of victimised women from broken families.

The Maldivian Minister was highly appreciative of the pension scheme for the self-employed and those in the informal vocations. She pointed out the necessity of exchanging Social Services and Social Welfare activities between the two countries.

The Maldivian Minister was also detailed about the Social Services and Social Welfare activities currently in progress and those intented to be implemented in the future in our country.