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Colombo:
160/ 15 Poorwarama Road, Kirullapone, Col 05 Tel. 060 213 2064 Fax. 0112 768 913
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Kandy:
496/11 Piachaud Gardens Kandy Tel/ Fax 081 222 3701
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Galle:
Ground Floor, 139 Colombo Road, Kaluwella Tel. 0914 937 212
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Ampara:
538/1 Main Street, Nintavur, Ampara Tel. 0777 005816
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Anuradhapura:
C/o ADCCIA 334/110 E 1, Main Street Anuradhapura Tel. 0254580770 |
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| Directors: |
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| Dave Maurice CIM (UK) MBA (Leicester) |
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| Counts over 12 years experience in the private sector in Sri Lanka and overseas in financial services, marketing and customer services. He was part of the ADB Business Support Services Facility team promoting business development services to small enterprises in the Central Province where he specialized in supporting SMEs identify marketing and investment opportunities in the regions. He has undertaken several consultancies including identifying investment opportunities in the Central Province and identifying sustainability Measures for Income Generating Projects in tsunami affected areas for several programs of GTZ. Before founding NEF he was the National Coordinator of the GTZ supported Promotion of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises project adapting and implementing the Nucleus approach in tsunami affected areas. Dave was responsible for overseeing a multi cultural project team working in the South and East and within a comparatively short project period managed to engage and serve over 5000 SMEs. He was instrumental in conceptualizing and setting up NEF with the vision to carry out development solutions in livelihood and enterprise promotion especially in the regions. |
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| Amina Yoosuf BA MA (Sociology) |
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| Has 12 years experience in development cooperation primarily in vocational training and SME promotion.She started her career in a project that developed, pilot tested and institutionalized vocational training packages for rural women and youth that included a component on integrating enterprise development into vocational training. She was responsible for the compilation of a manual Employment Oriented Training for Rural Women & Youth: a guide for development. (Published in February 2001, ISBN 955-8492-00-0). Before co founding NEF she headed the SME promotion component of theGTZ supported Economic Strategy Support Program (ESSP), managing a multi cultural project team engaged in SME promotion using the Nucleus approach. Her tasks included administration of local subsidy components funds and coordination of all SME promotion activities of the project. |
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| Regional Coordinator – Southern Province |
| Mr Ranjith Kumara |
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| Counts over 15 years experience as an event coordinator and media person. He supports NEF operations in the South and specialises in organising and implementing events to promote SMES in the regions. |
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| Counsellor – Southern Province |
| Ms Iranganie Ranatunga |
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| Regional Coordinator – Eastern Province |
| Mr M S H Murad |
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Counts over 12 years experience in the NGO and development sector in the East in various capacities. The most recent being database Manager for Helvetas where he was reposible for a comprehensive livelihood development programme in Ampara engaging over 5,000 beneficiaries. |
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| Nucleus Counsellor - North Central Province
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| P B Dissnayake J.P. |
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| He supports NEF activities in the North Central province. Also functions as the Chief Executive Director of the Anuradapura District Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture, active member of the Business for Peace Alliance, Director of the Anuradhapura Lions Club and is a island wide Justice of Peace. He has been trained as a Nucleus Counsellor as well as being trained in value chain promotion (ILO). |
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| Counsellor – Mannar District |
| Mr M Risvi |
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| NEF Support Staff |
| Mr. Nadeesha Karunaratna – IT Officer |
| Ms. Krishanthi Pattepola - Secretary |
| Mr. K Sherifdeen – Caretaker |
| Mr. M A H Manatunga – Office Assistant |
| Mr. A A Sirisena – Driver |
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| Trainers and Consultants |
| NEF works with a select group of professionally qualified trainers and consultants throughout Sri Lanka who are capable and skilled in delivering quality services specific and oriented to the demands of each assignment in keeping with the standards maintained by NEF. |
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