Wednesday, 21 January 2015 00:09
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The 2014 KOICA-AKOFE Friendship Night reception was held by the Association of KOICA Fellows in Sri Lanka (AKOFE) recently at the Taj Samudra Hotel in the presence of Education Ministry Secretary Anura Dissanayake, South Korean Ambassador Chang Won-sam, KOICA Resident Representative Cho, Kyu-Chan and AKOFE President Roshan Serasinghe.
The AKOFE was formed on 21 July 1999 by ex-participants who had been to South Korea for participation in KOICA’s fellowship and scholarship programs. Since then the AKOFE has played leading roles in not only enhancing friendly relations between the two countries but also the development of local communities in Sri Lanka through the donation of household items and provision of teaching materials to schools through the support of KOICA.
This AKOFE year-end gathering comprised commemorative speeches by the Chief Guest and other VIPs, ex-scholarship program participants speaking on their experiences in South Korea and Korean and Sri Lankan cultural performances, etc.
The event was held as a part of AKOFE’s activities under KOICA’s sponsorship with an aim to promote friendship among AKOFE members and partnership between Sri Lanka and Korea towards socioeconomic development in Sri Lanka.
As part of its technical cooperation programs, KOICA is offering fellowship programs to government officials and personnel to support Human Resources Development (HRD) in Sri Lanka by sharing Korea’s accumulated experiences in HRD and economic development. Since KOICA’s foundation in 1991, around 1,700 Sri Lankan government officials and personnel have been invited to the country - Pix by Upul Abayasekara
