5 August, 2018
The latest batch of JICA volunteers arrived in Sri Lanka on July 5th 2018. JICA volunteers are sent to developing nations as a part of the Japanese Government’s Technical Cooperation Program, and their activities are aimed at providing assistance in economic and social development at grassroots level.
All such volunteers undergo prior training in the languages of their host countries, and with regard to Sri Lanka, they conduct their activities in Sinhala or Tamil, depending on the region they are assigned to. This new batch of seven JICA volunteers will be engaged in the provision of services in a wide range of fields