USAID joins with OUSL to offer first certificate programme in migration law and policy

The United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces the completion of the first certificate programme in migration law and policy in Sri Lanka by 69 professionals who now have the tools and knowledge to take the fight against human trafficking back to their communities.

The six-month course was a joint effort between USAID’s ‘Empowering Civil Society to Combat Human Trafficking’ project (ECCT) and the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL). The SAFE Foundation implements ECCT. This course on migration and law marked the first ever collaboration between a civil society organisation and a Sri Lankan university to provide a structured academic course.

The students, who included Government officials, journalists, youth, volunteers, and members of civil society, studied migration laws and policies at the national level via the online course. Fifty of the students took the course in Sinhala and the remaining studied in Tamil. The students received their certificates in a ceremony at the OUSL Legal Studies Department of in Nawala last week.

“Human trafficking is a global problem but the fight against it starts locally, in every community. The United States is proud to partner with Sri Lankan institutions and local professionals on migration law and policy.” said USAID Sri Lanka and Maldives Mission Director Gabriel Grau.

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