Improving Gender Equality in Sri Lanka

The project aims to improve gender equality for women and girls in the Northern North Western and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Project activities include: (1) developing a secure mobile application that works to make it easier and faster for case workers to connect with resources and respond to clients who have experienced gender-based violence; (2) engaging communities and schools in gender equality campaigns using student and street theatre performances; (3) creating a safe community space for survivors of gender-based violence to seek emergency psychosocial and legal services; (4) establishing a women’s centre to facilitate leadership training and access to resources; and (5) holding forums and conferences to engage legal practitioners policymakers and women’s groups in reform of discriminatory laws. The beneficiaries of the project are women and girls men and boys living in three districts in project target areas in Sri Lanka.

The expected outcomes for this project in Northern North Western and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka include: (1) improved provision of support for women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence; (2) increased awareness of gender equality among women men girls and boys; and (3) increased implementation and reform of relevant laws and policies focused on achieving gender equality.