Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Australian Governor-General Samantha Joy Mosty visited the Bandaragama BeeVeda project launched by the EMACE Foundation of Sri Lanka, in partnership with Australian Aid recently.

The Australian Governor-General joined the women beneficiaries - the Queen Bees - for a honey extraction demonstration, hearing directly and personally about the transformative power of this project and the opportunities it provides to develop skills and understand micro-business development.

Through the Australian Aid programme, many unique development projects are supported throughout Sri Lanka, with the strong engagement of the Australian High Commission, Sri Lanka team.

The BeeVeda Project is a remarkable example of a small project ha...