FPA Sri Lanka’s SEAP Project wins at the National Project Management Excellence Awards! In 2015, IPPF established a Social Enterprise Acceleration Program (SEAP) that aimed to strengthen Member Associations (MA) capacity to apply entrepreneurial best practice in the health sector whilst delivering social value and improving lives. Its purpose is to support the establishment and growth of social enterprises to increase and diversify their funding base and provide greater sustainability.

FPA Sri Lanka, since 2018, functions as the SE Hub and ensures the successful implementation of SEAP. Additionally, the programme also fosters an environment of ‘community of practice’ by providing opportunities for MAs to share best practices and lessons learned with other Associations.

At the National Project Management Excellence Awards 2023, 'Best Managed Project in Social Enterprise Sector (Local and International) category, the SEAP Project emerged as the Gold Award winner for initiatives in 2021/2022.

The aforementioned annual awards was organised by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Sri Lanka Chapter. It is the official Charter of the Global Project Management Institute, USA. PMI is the world’s leading professional association for the Project, Programme and Portfolio management profession. As the Hub celebrates this achievement and recognition, it serves as a catalyst to motivating and driving the team to further strengthen social enterprising across the Federation.