BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THE
PROPOSED
SRI LANKA PROGRAM
T I Jamaldeen (Jamal)
Chief Of Party
VEGA Project, Sri Lanka
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
About Sri Lanka
 VEGA Sri Lanka Project
 USAID Public Private Partnerships
 Potential Work Assignments
 Any Questions
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ABOUT SRI LANKA
• Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
is an independent island
nation approximately 20
miles to the southeast of
the Southern most tip of
India
• We were World Cricket
Champions in 1996 and
Runners Up in 2007.
Probably Champions again
in 2011
• Ethnic Groups comprise of
Sinhalese
- 73.8%
Tamils
- 18.5%
Moors
- 7.2%
Others
- 0.5%
• Population of about 20
million people
VEGA SRI LANKA PROJECT
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The VEGA Project is a 3-year technical assistance program that
utilizes volunteer expertise and if necessary paid consultants
from both the US and other country wherever the required
expertise is available
Demographic concentration of the project in Sri Lanka is more
in the northern and eastern provinces which are referred to as
post-conflict zones but are not limited to these areas
The lead implementer of the program is IESC and other
partners include ACDI/VOCA, ICMA, LOL and FSVC
Clientele includes the National and Provincial Governments,
Local Government authorities, Private sector firms , NonGovernmental organizations and also the USAID Mission
USAID PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
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Public Private Partnerships (PPP) is a new USAID
business alliance program with Sri Lanka’s private
sector concentrating in the North and East of Sri
Lanka
Sectors include aquaculture, horticulture, logistics,
construction and apparel manufacture
The program is expected to create 20,000 jobs in
former conflict zones
USAID’s investment of around USD 20.0 million will
generate an additional USD 45.0 million investment
from the private sector for a total investment of about
USD 65.0 million
EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS
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Aqua N’ Green established in 1992 is involved
under the PPP program in cage culture fish farming
EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS
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John Keells Logistics a subsidiary of the John
Keells Holdings will provide logistics support to
farmers in the North and East of Sri Lanka
EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS
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BRANDIX Lanka Limited is the largest exporter of
apparel in Sri Lanka. Under the Brandix and USAID
alliance 600 people trained in Batticaloa
EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS
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Daya Apparels will build under the alliance a
ready-made garment factory in the Eastern
Province of Sri Lanka
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED
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Aqua N’ Green:
- Supply chain management /analysis/logistics
- Develop a Marketing Plan
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John Keells Logistics:
- Review and assess current system
- Supply chain management
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Brandix Lanka Limited:
- Lean manufacturing and process improvement
- Industrial engineering
- Total quality control
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Daya Apparels:
- Work study and process improvement
Thank You