Divi Neguma: large number of professionals volunteer services

Nadira Gunatilleke

A large number of professionals, experts, specialists etc have made requests from the Economic Development Ministry asking for opportunities to offer their knowledge and expertise for the Divi Neguma National Programme, Divi Neguma National Director Jayatilleke Herath told the Daily News yesterday.

According to Herath, newspaper notices have already been published in connection with formulating a system to allow all voluntary professionals, experts, etc to offer their service to the Divi Neguma National Programme.

We did this followed by a large number of requests from various types of voluntary professionals, experts etc, seeking opportunities to offer their knowledge, skills and other resources.

Herath pointed out that apart from the volunteers, the Ministry will obtain the contribution of university lecturers, academics etc and use their knowledge to improve and strengthen Divi Neguma programme.

"We will make Divi Neguma their (people's) programme and not ours (Government's). Only then it will it be sustained, no matter who and what political party comes into power in Sri Lanka in the future."