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Reps from Safe Foundation meet NAHTTF

August 20, 2022

The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) held another fruitful interaction with the representatives of the Safe Foundation, at the Defence Ministry yesterday (Aug 19), with the aim of strengthening partnership and collaboration with the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and Civil Society Organizations (CSO) who combat human trafficking issues in Sri Lanka.

On behalf of the Defence Secretary and Chairman of the NAHTTF, Major General Ruwan Kulatunga (Retd), the Chief of National Intelligence, presided over the meeting with the participation of members of the NAHTTF and Mr. Harsha Jayarathna-Executive Director, Ms. Neluni Thilakarathna-Project Director, Mr. Udhana Randeer Kumara Galgamuwa-Regional Manager for North Central Province, Mr. Niranga Sumith-Regional Director for North Western Province from Safe Foundation.

Discussion was based on successful implementation of the Safe Foundation’s five year project called Empowering CSOs to Combat Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka (ECCT) supported by United States International Agency for Development (USAID).

For this project, Safe Foundation is partnering with four other organizations across 12 districts in six provinces and as the salient body to combat human trafficking in Sri Lanka, the NAHTTF elaborated the readiness to assisting the project.