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Sri Lanka is set to attract a trending new international tourist segment looking for a world-class nature-based experience in Sri Lanka’s tea country, as National Geographic ranks The Pekoe Trail as one of the "BEST OF THE WORLD 2024" Top 20 Travel Experiences!

The Pekoe Trail is a vital initiative of national significance. It opens up a new, high potential nature-tourism segment for Sri Lanka, enabled by accelerated collaboration between stakeholders

On Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, IESC highlights the EU and USAID-funded Tourism Resilience Project’s incubator program for MSMEs. The program provides training and mentoring to tourism MSMEs and will conclude with a showcase of successful MSMEs. #MSMEDay2023

@cirsl1 's first #training on #ReportingforChange on #SkilledMigration will be held on 9 & 10 June in Colombo. @gijn @DilrukshiH @shiharaneez #ReportingforChange #skilledmigration #indepthreporting

USAID’s youth employment and entrepreneurship project, @YouLead_SL, hosted two Career Guidance Fairs in Mannar and Badulla. IESC delivered vital career guidance to over 3,000 unemployed Sri Lankan youth, providing knowledge and skills to help them find meaningful work.

IESC’s USAID youth employment & entrepreneurship program @YouLead_SL led a presentation at @MakingCentsIntl @YouthEconOpps Summit with @acdivoca & @Chemonics on approaches, tools, successes & challenges of building alternative pathways to get youth into the IT sector. #YEO2030

Vindya Silva, Partnerships Director for USAID's youth employment and entrepreneurship project, @YouLead_SL, held a lunch and learn session today for IESC's home office staff in Washington, DC, on alternative career pathways for Sri Lanka's youth in the digital economy.

#APPLY Now ! #Training and #Fellowship program on #SkilledMigration for #Journalists #SriLanka Registration link - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… @cirsl1 @gijn @DilrukshiH @shiharaneez @FSSiraj1 @Ayodhyasonali #ReportingforChange #skilledmigration #indepthreporting #applynow

Call for Applications! #Training and #Fellowship program on #SkilledMigration for #Journalists Registration link - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… @cirsl1 @gijn @DilrukshiH @shiharaneez @FSSiraj1 @Ayodhyasonali #ReportingforChange #skilledmigration #indepthreporting

After completing IESC’s entrepreneurship development program delivered by the USAID youth employment and entrepreneurship project, @YouLead_SL, Priyanthi joined over 4,000 other women in formalizing her business. Her tailoring business is now registered and employs five women.

Through USAID’s youth employment and entrepreneurship project, @YouLead_SL, IESC held a Career Guidance Program in Mullativu District, providing 332 unemployed Sri Lankan youth with one-on-one career guidance and delivering vital skills to enable them to enter the workforce.

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Why we don't put my father in charge of finding accomodation when we travel: exhibit 589.

With training from the EU Tourism Resilience Project and USAID @YouLead_SL implemented by IESC, Lidvina upskilled for her current job and became better prepared to launch her own tourism business in the future. Watch her message to other women: youtu.be/lX0LEuOwiPo #IWD2023

A woman’s place is… in leadership in engineering in the lab in politics in space EVERYWHERE Gender equality is a core principle of the EU. Together we will make sure that change happens. #IWD2023 #InternationalWomensDay

Meet Nirosha, an entrepreneur who dreamed of expanding her small business. After attending entrepreneurship training jointly offered by IESC’s @YouLead_SL and Sri Lanka’s Department of Samurdhi, Nirosha made her dream a reality: youtu.be/9YNbCADiezs #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity

We’ve launched a new name that encompasses who we are today and the vital work we're doing for the people & communities we serve. We are now Improving Economies for Stronger Communities (IESC). With your continued engagement, we look forward to embarking on this exciting new era.

This Global Entrepreneurship Week, IESC highlights the USAID-funded youth employment and entrepreneurship project, @YouLead_SL, which completed 276 Entrepreneurship Development training programs and supported 13,647 entrepreneurs to launch or improve their businesses. #GEW2022

Well-reputed International Artists from all over the world will be participating in the ZeroPlastic movement aiming to launch several nature reserve programs and collaboration with Sri Lankan artists to promote Sri Lankan Art to the world this October #zeroplastic #visitSriLanka

Unhealthy diets are a serious sustainable development challenge. 🇨🇭 supports the Global Diet Quality Project, the first data report on what people eat in 40+ countries, to guide policies towards healthier #foodsystems. Join the launch on 19 Oct, 4pm CET👉 tinyurl.com/2k43f8ht

The SDC-funded Skilled and Resilient Migrant Workers project held a public-private dialogue with 32 stakeholders, challenging them to better support migrant workers. Stakeholders committed to improve occupational guidance and skills development for migrant workers in Sri Lanka.