International Development written question – answered at on 10 February 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the value to the (a) rural and (b) environmental work force gained through the participants of the Intermediate Technology Development Group project run by the Engineers Without Borders UK in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gareth Thomas:
DFID is aware of the good work undertaken by Engineers without Borders UK and their international network of associate organisations. Their placements of engineering students in developing countries and related small scale research projects have had a positive impact on peoples' lives. The universities and companies that support the scheme and students who volunteer are to be congratulated. In Sri Lanka however EWB has not approached DFID for finance for any of their programmes and we have therefore undertaken no assessment of their work there.
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