KOICA dispatches volunteers to help Sri Lanka

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held a volunteer dispatching ceremony at HARTI on September 13. The aim of this ceremony is to dispatch KIOCA's new five volunteers into Universities, Colleges and technical colleges in Sri Lanka.

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) volunteers dispatching ceremony

Resident Representative of KOICA Sri Lanka Office and its staff, the Director and the Assistant Director of ERD in HRD division, the Director of DTET and all of five organization heads were present at this ceremony.

The five new volunteers will be dispatched to five local communities such as Badulla, Kalutara, Homagama, Kandy and Kelaniya, for which cover many different fields for machinery, automobile, welding and Korean language training.

They receive a formal qualification as KOVs (Korea Overseas Volunteers) after OJT (On the Job Training) course.

From 1991, KOICA has implemented the volunteer programmes as well as a development scheme for Sri Lanka.

The KOVs is a programme of the government of Korea aiming at promoting technical manpower development and the transfer of advanced technology through provision of technical assistance by deploying volunteers to live and work together with local communities in the developing world.

Sri Lanka, as one of the focusing cooperation countries of Korea, has received over 450 volunteers in various fields such as environment, rural development, ITC and education and culture. Currently, 85 volunteers are providing their services in many different regions in Sri Lanka. The KOV programme not only enhances the human resource capacity and socio-economic development in Sri Lanka but also helps to maintain a good mutual relationship between two countries.