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Clean Cities, Blue Ocean
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Reducing plastic waste is a global issue. Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) is USAID’s five-year, flagship global initiative to target ocean plastics at their source in cities and towns. Managed and funded through USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. and implemented through a consortium of partners, CCBO is piloting solutions in Sri Lanka to stop the flow of plastic pollution to the waters within and surrounding the country through work in Colombo, the southern coastal city of Galle, and the northern coastal city of Jaffna. CCBO is supporting holistic strategies that address each step in the waste value chain – from production to end use – through critical site-level research, grants to local organizations, and additional technical assistance and capacity building support.
Private Sector Development
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Through its Private Sector Development (PSD) project, USAID increases the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in order to diversify Sri Lanka’s private sector and increase revenues in high-growth sectors such as tourism, technology, and the commercial care industry. With a focus on increasing women’s participation in the labor force, the project improves market linkages, encourages the adoption of new technologies, increases innovation, and strengthens professional development, with the end goal of increasing the growth of small and medium enterprises – particularly those owned and led by women. It is also responding to the economic and financial impacts of COVID-19.
Sri Lanka@100
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To help Sri Lanka on its trajectory toward high-income status, USAID’s Sri Lanka@100 (SL@100) project promotes inclusive and sustainable economic growth by nurturing mid-market companies, helping them secure access to capital, markets, and business development services.
Safe, Disaster-Resilient Drinking Water to Flood and Drought Prone Areas
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USAID collaborates with Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum to provide safe drinking water and improve community resilience in the face of changing climate conditions. This project supports communities that experience floods and droughts regularly to recover more quickly. It is implemented in Badulla and Monaragala districts in the Uva Province, Batticaloa, and Ampara districts in the Eastern Province, and Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts in the Northern Province.