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News and Highlights, Program Snapshot

June 23, 2020

In Sri Lanka, a Public-Private-Civil Society Partnership Turns Plastic Waste into Sportswear

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics contribute significantly to global environmental degradation. Fortunately, PET plastics can also be recycled, multiple times, to make fabrics, fibers, and other synthetic products. Approximately 10 percent…

News and Highlights

March 15, 2020

The Asia Foundation Announces Call for Proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program

The deadline for applications for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP) has been extended from April 15, 2020 to April 29, 2020. All applications must be submitted by 5.00…

Civic Spaces, Data for Policy, Governance

May 28, 2018

Report of the Survey on the Existing Systems of Data and Information Collection by Civil Society Organizations in Sri Lanka relating to Trafficking-in Persons

An assessment was carried out to map the trafficking-in-persons data reporting and recording mechanisms of fifty-two civil society organizations (CSOs) from all twenty-five districts of Sri Lanka. The survey conducted…