Sri Lanka Annual Report 2011
October 1, 2012 brac 26 other publications
An Indian Ocean island republic famous for its tea, coffee and cinnamon, Sri Lanka bore the brunt of the 2004 Asian tsunami. BRAC quickly responded to the disaster by setting up relief and emergency operations in 2005. Since then, BRAC has expanded its outreach, touching the lives of an estimated 527,000 Sri Lankans, helping to improve livelihoods through rigorous capacity development training and providing over USD 74.2 million in microloans, with 74,000 active borrowers across the country’s 15 most vulnerable districts.
An Indian Ocean island republic famous for its tea, coffee and cinnamon, Sri Lanka bore the brunt of the 2004 Asian tsunami. BRAC quickly responded to the disaster by setting ...
