Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka (IRIN) – Women could prove key to the success of Sri Lanka’s rural water and sanitation projects, experts and villagers say. As a five-year project to reduce time spent collecting water and to ensure safe drinking water jointly launched by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Sri Lankan government comes to a [...]
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Women ‘key’ to water projects
May 30th, 2011 
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March 11th, 2011 davidguide IRIN Staff – IRIN IRIN Staff COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (IRIN) – As the Sri Lankan government launches a cash-for-work program in areas hit by recent flooding, following similar schemes in the former conflict areas in the north, experts warn of potential pitfalls of such schemes. The new program will be operating in 12 northern and [...]
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