Paving the Way for Action: Women’s Rights Organizations’ Contribute to the Strategic Action Plan of the Sri Lanka National Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy
On July 29, 2023, the Contributions from Women’s Rights Organizations to the Strategic Action Plan of the Sri Lanka National Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy report was submitted to the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs, and Social Development in Sri Lanka. This submission represented the collective effort of partner women’s rights organizations (WROs) involved in the Women’s Voice and Leadership Sri Lanka (WVL-SL) project, who generously contributed their valuable insights and perspectives. The recommendations in the report, reflecting the collective effort and dedication of the contributing WROs, aimed to strengthen the implementation and impact of the National Policy on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Sri Lanka. The depth of information in the report underscores the importance of fostering partnerships between WROs and governmental bodies to formulate (and later implement) targeted actions to fulfill the objectives outlined in the national policy document. WROs expect that the recommendations will be incorporated into the strategic action plan of the national policy.
