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Visiting Sri Lankan Officials to Observe Gender Development Activities in ADB Projects

DHAKA, BANGLADESH (24 April 2005) - Four senior officials of the Government of Sri Lanka arrived yesterday for a seven-day visit to observe and study gender development activities in projects being supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in rural areas of Bangladesh.

The visit is part of gender development - related capacity building initiatives being supported by ADB.

The team will visit livestock development, rural infrastructure, small-scale water management, and crop diversification projects in Bogra, Sherpur, Natore, and Rangpur districts being implemented by Local Government Engineering Department, Department of Agriculture Extension, and the Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation.

The delegation consists of:

1. Mr. S.M. Croos
   Project Director
   North East Coastal Community Development Project
   Ministry of Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
   
   
2. Mrs. G.S. Munasinghe
   Project Director
   Secondary Towns and Rural Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Project
   National water Supply and Drainage Board
   Ministry of Housing and Plantation Infrastructure
   
   
3. Mr. R. M. Gamini
   Deputy Project Director
   Road Network Improvement Project
   Ministry of Highways
   
   
4. Mr. Gamini Kularatne
   Project Director
   Southern Province Rural Economic Advancement Project
   Ministry of Southern Regional Development
   
   

Nelun Gunesekera, an ADB Gender Specialist in its Resident Mission in Sri Lanka, is accompanying the team.

The Asian Development Bank is dedicated to reducing poverty in the Asia and Pacific region through pro-poor sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance. Established in 1966, it is owned by 63 members, with 45 from the region. In 2004, it approved loans and technical assistance worth US$5.3 billion and US$197 million, respectively.

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