Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN) and the Northern Chamber of Industries (NCI) have entered into a strategic partnership to empower women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka's Northern Province by strengthening a gender-responsive entrepreneurial ecosystem; this collaboration under the GRIT program's Empower Pengal initiative will provide women-led enterprises with access to critical knowledge, practical business skills, market linkages, and investment opportunities, enabling them to attract private equity, scale their ventures, and contribute to inclusive economic growth in the region.
MoU sign between General Manager of the LIIN: Vishwanath Gunawardena and Chief Executive Officer of the NCI: V.K. Piremanandan
LIIN and Northern Chamber of Industries join hands to empower women entrepreneurs in the Northern Province!
Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN) and the Northern Chamber of Industries (NCI) have signed a strategic partnership to strengthen the gender-responsive entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Northern Province. Through this collaboration, women entrepreneurs will gain access to essential knowledge, practical business skills, and investment opportunities.
This will enable them to connect with markets, secure private equity, and scale their ventures towards commercial success.
This initiative marks another key milestone in advancing the GRIT program’s Empower Pengal initiative, creating pathways for women-led enterprises to thrive and drive inclusive economic growth in the region.