Are you familiar with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda? This year, Sri Lanka adopted its first ever National Action Plan (NAP), with a strong focus on Women, Peace and Security. This roadmap shows real promise in creating a conducive environment for gender equality, lasting peace, and the security of women. We sat down with Ramaaya Salgado and Esther Hoole, ...
Stigma and the lack of understanding are the main obstacles those with mental health conditions face on a daily basis. Even after recovery, these societal problems do not tend to fade away easily. In 2022, The Asia Foundation with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), provided livelihood assistance to 20 women-headed families receiving support from the ...
Sri Lankan cricket is at an interesting place right now. But, what does its future hold? In episode 6 of Strong Foundations, Sade Greenwood reveals what’s holding young cricketing talent back from realising their full potential and a proactive initiative that’s working to nurture them from the ground up.
Recovery from a mental health condition is a non-linear journey; it includes regaining your hope, curiosity, interests, and social connections. But, without a steady income, this journey can be filled with roadblocks. For many, engaging in a business can be a lifeline. Watch our space as we uncover why.#mentalhealth #lka #SriLanka
We unveiled the trials and triumphs of 50 women entrepreneurs from across Sri Lanka, highlighting their individual journeys and innovative business ventures.
Anjali was a front-runner for a big promotion in her company, and then a singular incident complicated everything. Despite significant progress made in recent years, women and girls in Sri Lanka still face numerous challenges in the workplace due to gender discrimination. The European Union funded UNDP Businesses and Human Rights in Asia project supports businesses to better understand how ...
“When we found out about the sex change that was necessary for our second child, we decided to leave our hometown. Everyone we knew lived there — our relations, our friends — we didn’t think that they would understand. We didn’t know how to explain it to them,” Shashi* said. For parents like Shashi*, giving birth to a child with ...
Only around 1% of all water on earth is available for human consumption and only an even smaller percent is safe for human consumption. So you can imagine how critical it is to bring water into the conversation around food safety. Beyond being a set of practices that help keep food safe and free of contaminants, food safety is also ...
When an unparalleled economic crisis takes its toll on a country, one major struggle, amongst many, begins to dominate the lives of its people: access to food. At present, around 3.9 million people in Sri Lanka are food insecure; they lack consistent access to adequate food to live an active, healthy life. That’s a whopping 17% of the population that ...
How can we improve corporate childcare policies in Sri Lanka? WSO2’s vision is a new creche facility that empowers employees to remain hands-on both as parents and working professionals. #crechefacility #workingparents #ECC
Right now, the urgency of clean water and organic food has garnered our attention. But, what about the air we breathe? Humans can survive for 30 days without eating, three days without drinking, yet only three minutes without breathing. In fact, 70% of what we consume is air, which amounts to just over 2,000 gallons per day. It’s no secret ...
Kanthale, Trincomalee, 2012: A woman by the name of Christina Hamine is sewing fabrics outside her home during a powercut when two men approach her doorstep. Claiming to be from a local microfinance company in town, they offer to loan her 30,000 rupees to grow her business. Christina is a single mother with two sons. Her husband died 11 years ...
Kanthale, Trincomalee, 2012: A woman by the name of Christina Hamine is sewing fabrics outside her home during a powercut when two men approach her doorstep. Claiming to be from a local microfinance company in town, they offer to loan her 30,000 rupees to grow her business. Christina is a single mother with two sons. Her husband died 11 years ...
Which of your most basic needs do you worry about fulfilling most? For most people, it’s food, water, and a roof over their head — and they’re not wrong. But few, if any, prioritise clean, breathable air the same way, and it shows. In December 2022, Sri Lanka experienced a sudden drop in air quality levels. Around the country, a ...
This year, Sri Lanka was estimated to draw in 1.5 million tourist arrivals. But by the end of March, the island had surpassed its tourism target for the quarter during the buzzing South Coast season – and it’s only picking up. Along the southern coast are iconic businesses that have brought innovative, exciting, and new concepts to Sri Lanka’s tourism ...
In episode one, we examined the stories of three women who suffered serious financial exploitation and multiple human rights violations from local microfinance companies. In episode two, we focus on the Centre for Policy Alternatives, who, with the backing of the UNDP, is currently investigating theirs and hundreds of other similar cases involving Sri Lanka’s largely unregulated microfinance sector. What ...
‘The Way The Water Flows’ is an intimate glimpse into Colombo’s complicated relationship with urban space. This short documentary will look at the colourful backstory of three public bathing wells through oral histories that narrate stories of nostalgia, change and loss.
The fourth mural of the Fearless Collective, which creates public art centering on women and underrepresented communities, was unveiled in Slave Island on Monday (15). The mural portrays several women living in the building the artists have painted on, or are in close vicinity to it. “Some of the ladies were ridiculed for having their faces up on the wall ...
The fourth mural of the Fearless Collective, which creates public art centering on women and underrepresented communities, was unveiled in Slave Island on Monday (15). The mural portrays several women living in the building the artists have painted on, or are in close vicinity to it. “Some of the ladies were ridiculed for having their faces up on the wall ...
