German Embassy grants financial aid to Indira Cancer Trust

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• Initiative to support cancer patients through a livelihood development project

Under its Micro Project scheme, the German Embassy in Colombo signed an agreement with Indira Cancer Trust to support the organisation and its inspirational work with a grant of over Rs. 2 million. 

The project titled ‘Vocational Training and Income Generation through Diriya Hala – Livelihood Development Program for patients with Cancer’ focuses on improving the social and economic situations of the patients by strengthening their livelihood activities. 

The implementation of the project will be carried out in four measures. Besides financial support, the beneficiaries will be enrolled in training sessions that are conducted by experts in different fields to receive the required training prior to their start-ups. A separate group of patients will be provided with the equipment needed for their craft. Topped will be the support with the purchase of two vending stalls in the already established market place (Diriya Hala) for the sale of the produced goods of their choice. 

The agreement for this project was signed on 22 February at the German Embassy between German Ambassador Holger Seubert, Indira Cancer Trust Chairperson Dr. Lanka Jayasuriya-Dissanayake and Trustee Yenuka Premaratne. Deputy Ambassador and Head of Economic Development Andreas Berg and Project Coordinator and Head of Culture Claudia Tietze also attended. 

During the signing Ambassador Seubert, who was briefed about the heartwarming stories of some of the patients in Sri Lanka, praised the life-changing work of the organisation and wished them all the very best in their future endeavours.