Nippon Foundation pledges support for Sri Lanka’s rural development

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A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Chairman of the Nippon Foundation in Japan Mr. Yōhei Sasakawa was held on Feb 7 at the Presidential Secretariat.

The President emphasized that the most prominent task of the government is to eradicate rural poverty in Sri Lanka, and he expressed hope that this initiative would also lead to improvements in education concurrently.

During the meeting, Mr. Yōhei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, stated that his foundation is committed to contributing to the improvement of public health, education, and the welfare of the differently abled community in Sri Lanka.

Mr. Sasakawa specifically highlighted that his organization is particularly focused on supporting the educational development of students in the Jaffna, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).