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The Political Economy of Debt
Soaring public debt, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been in the cross-hairs of public debate. South Asia is at the epicenter of the debate. Sri Lanka […]
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South Asia Grants Support Elephant Conservation in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, elephants are illegally traded and exploited, often for religious processions and as status symbols. Many of these elephants are held without proper licenses, leading to neglect and inadequate care. Despite some existing laws, a 2021 gazette, an administrative part of a country that publishes the text of new laws, legal notices, and…
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Accelerate My Business: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, women, particularly those from marginalized communities, face significant challenges in entering and succeeding in the labor force. They face a denial of employment, wage gaps, workplace discrimination, […]
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Women’s Voice and Leadership Sri Lanka Approach Notes
These approach notes developed by the Women’s Voice and Leadership Sri Lanka project explore the feminist approaches used to achieve project outcomes. Each document delves into the strategies implemented, results […]
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Reflections on a Five-Year Journey of Women’s Voice and Leadership in Sri Lanka
On March 18, The Asia Foundation held the event “Voice, Agency, and Empowerment: Reflections on a Five-Year Journey of Women’s Voice and Leadership” to mark the closing of the five-year […]
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Women’s Voice and Leadership Sri Lanka: Perspectives on Project Implementation
This video offers an exploration of how feminist methodologies have been applied in the design and implementation of the Women’s Voice and Leadership Sri Lanka project, along with expert commentary. […]
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Partner Reflections on a Five-Year Journey
Women’s Voice and Leadership – Sri Lanka: Partner Reflections on a Five-Year Journey is a 30-minute documentary featuring eleven women’s rights organizations with the Women’s Voice and Leadership Sri Lanka […]
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Women’s Voice and Leadership Sri Lanka Documents Contributions to Further Collective Knowledge
Women’s Voice and Leadership – Sri Lanka (WVL-SL), a project spanning five years from 2019 to 2024, funded by Global Affairs Canada, has been dedicated to enhancing the capacity and […]
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Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, we contribute to long-term peace and prosperity by strengthening institutions of governance and justice and addressing the root causes of political and social conflict. Our programs help advance inclusive economic growth and development at subnational and national levels, support women's entrepreneurship, advance gender equality, and increase access to justice through mediated dispute…
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SAGP Annual Review Meeting: Insights, Impact, Challenges, and Opportunities
From January 23-24, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the South Asia Grants Program (SAGP) held its Annual Review Meeting, bringing together its regional program teams, regional CSO partners, embassy officials, and […]
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The Asia Foundation and Google.org Partnership Featured in Coverage of APAC Cybersecurity Fund in Sri Lanka
DailyFT, a Sri Lankan business and financial news outlet, highlights the APAC Cybersecurity Fund in its coverage of The Asia Foundation and its partners’ program initiatives in Sri Lanka. In […]
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Meet the 2023 LankaCorps Fellows
The LankaCorps Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for young leaders of Sri Lankan heritage to professionally engage in social, cultural, and economic development activities in Sri Lanka. The program aims […]
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Sri Lanka
With the formation of a national unity government in 2015, Sri Lanka entered a new era of hope for the dismantling of wartime restrictions and the restoration of fundamental democratic […]
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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 […]
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In 1990s Sri Lanka, the University of Colombo Recovers from a Deadly Insurrection
In 1987–1989, Sri Lanka was in turmoil. In the North and the East, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were calling for a separate state, while in the South […]
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It’s Time to Act on Sri Lanka’s Air Quality
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Sri Lanka are increasing, rising 56 percent from 2008 to 2018. The increase in emissions has contributed to air pollution around the island and is […]
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GovAsia – Glass Half Full: Civic Space and Contestation in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal
The past decade has witnessed a surge of interest in and concern over the global trend toward democratic regression. In South Asia, regulatory and institutional frameworks have become increasingly restrictive, curbing the ability of citizens and civil society organizations to occupy and use civic spaces to organize, express themselves, and participate in decisions that affect…
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Sri Lanka’s 75th Year of Independence Marred by Economic, Political Woes
Sri Lanka’s 75th anniversary arrives at a moment of peril and possibility.
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The Future Forecast: Asia in 2023
At the end of each year, we ask our experts across Asia to reveal what the New Year has in store. Here’s what they told us about 2023.
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The Best of InAsia, 2022
“Fast away the olde year passes.” It’s time to take an appreciative look back at the abundant harvest of stories and conversations from our colleagues in the field.
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Fighting a Pandemic of Misinformation
How a two-year program helped vulnerable communities in South Asia protect themselves from Covid-19 and the “fake-news pandemic.”
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Artists at the Front Lines of Sri Lanka’s “People’s Struggle”
Music, theater, dance, murals, sculpture, and a buzzing digital art scene have turned the mass protest known as the Aragalaya into a kaleidoscope of Sri Lankan art and culture.
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Notes from the Field: Sri Lanka’s Revolutionary “Aragalaya”
Amid Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic crisis, the demonstrations roiling the “paradise isle” have forged a remarkable spirit of national unity.
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A Push Factor for Trafficking: Gender-Based Violence
One can lure victims into brothels and across international borders. The other is often hidden in the home. But their tangled relationship holds a key to detection, enforcement, and rehabilitation.
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Optimizing Screening and Support Services for Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking in Persons Victims in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Gender-based violence (GBV) and trafficking in persons (TIP) continue to be significant concerns in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In India and Nepal, the number of both GBV and TIP […]
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Paradise Squandered: What Really Happened to Sri Lanka’s Economy?
An unholy trinity of three cardinal sins made Sri Lanka’s impending sovereign default a foregone conclusion.
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Case Management Guidelines for the Counselors and Women Development Officers of the State Ministry of Women and Child Development
In Sri Lanka, the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated many existing issues and heightened vulnerabilities placed on specific groups of people, especially women and children. The State Ministry of Women and Child […]
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Peering into the Year Ahead in Asia
The year is still young, but our country representatives are looking ahead to the trends and developments that will affect the course of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific in 2022.
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InAsia’s Greatest Hits of 2021
As 2022 beckons, it’s time to take a fond look back at the best of InAsia from the year gone by.
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Funding Opportunities for Local Civil Society Organizations: Strengthening Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka
The Asia Foundation is implementing the Strengthening Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka project with support from Global Affairs Canada. The project will provide funding opportunities to selected district-level Civil Society […]
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Strengthening Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka Application Materials
This call for proposals is through the “Strengthening Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka” project, implemented by The Asia Foundation with support from Global Affairs Canada. This two-year project aims to […]
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Piloting Practice Supervision for Government Cadre Counselors – Volume 2
Supervision of one’s practice is key for counselors seeing clients in many countries around the world. For Sri Lankan government counselors introduced into cadre positions by the Mental Health Policy […]
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A Pocket Guide: Emergencies and Providing Psychosocial Support for Counselors in Gampaha (Sinhala)
The Covid-19 pandemic halted many of the usual service provision avenues available to government cadre counselors in Sri Lanka. They had to relearn how to support clients remotely, set up […]
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Sri Lanka: Countering Social Media Misinformation
A distinctive feature of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the rampant spread of mis- and disinformation in traditional media and social media, exacerbating tensions between communities and creating new fault […]
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Inside Justice: Enabling Justice for Victim Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Sharing of The Asia Foundation’s Experiences
This report is for individuals and organizations working on women’s rights and eradicating violence against women and girls from various sectors including the development sector and justice sector. While acknowledging […]
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Human Trafficking Video Series
Check out this series of explanatory videos on human trafficking, in English, Sinhala, and Tamil.
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Why Accessing Justice is Challenging for Victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
This report is for anyone interested in understanding the process and challenges faced by a victim-survivor of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence within the formal legal redress mechanism. This research […]
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Handbook on Victim Assistance
This handbook is for those who directly interact with and provide services to victim-survivors of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence, including first responders and those providing counseling and legal aid […]
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Inside Justice: Enabling Justice for Victim Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Notes for Legal Practitioners
This report consists of brief notes for legal professionals including judicial officers, lawyers, prosecutors, and legal aid providers as well as aspiring legal professionals and law students. Highlighting the need […]
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The Road to Justice
The Road to Justice video traces the journey of a victim survivor of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence on her way to reach justice. The video can be used for […]
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“Violence Against Women is Not a Game” Campaign in Sri Lanka
The Asia Foundation ran a media campaign in Sri Lanka called Violence Against Women is Not A Game. These interactive public awareness posts highlight some key information on justice sector […]
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Inside Justice: Sharing The Asia Foundation’s Experience
This video is a live recording of the Inside Justice project’s event to share its experiences among development practitioners.
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Psychological Wellbeing During the Covid Crisis – A guide for healthcare workers (Tamil & English)
This booklet was compiled by The Asia Foundation in collaboration with the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists to support doctors, nurses, attendants, paramedics, and other frontline healthcare workers who were […]
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Psychological Wellbeing During the Covid Crisis – A guide for healthcare workers (Sinhala & English)
This booklet was compiled by The Asia Foundation in collaboration with the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists to support doctors, nurses, attendants, paramedics, and other frontline healthcare workers who were […]
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Our Stories: Lessons from the Lives of Our Elders
In diverse and often divided Sri Lanka, where memory still lingers of the long and bitter civil war, the “Our Stories” project—part art, part oral history—is working to build a more empathetic future.
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Strengthening Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka Call for Proposals
The “Strengthening Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka” project, implemented by The Asia Foundation with support from Global Affairs Canada has opened a call for proposals for Sri Lanka organizations. This […]
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A Regional Platform for Psychosocial Support in South Asia
Nepal, Timor-Leste, and Sri Lanka have each endured civil war, natural disasters, and Covid-19. Now they’re working together to develop shared mental health resources for suffering citizens.
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Situational Analysis of Trafficking in Persons in Sri Lanka: A Civil Society Perspective
This report, compiled by Menaka Lecamwasam, captures the trafficking-in-persons (TIP) context in Sri Lanka to gather evidence of national-level information available on data and interventions carried out by Civil Society […]
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Promoting Inter-Community Dialogues Through Economic Engagement
Inter-ethnic engagement through the economic domain has proven effective in many countries since it leverages a natural motivation to improve livelihoods and promotes shared space to foster interdependence and generate […]
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Sustainable Fashion Pioneer Eileen Fisher and Sri Lanka’s Women In Need to be Honored at 2021 Lotus Leadership Awards
The 2021 Lotus Leadership Awards will honor Eileen Fisher for her pioneering leadership in women’s economic empowerment and sustainability, and Women In Need (WIN), a nonprofit partner working to end […]
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Resilience in the Time of Covid
A five-nation initiative to blunt the impact of Covid-19 in South Asia combines international scope, local partnerships, and a question: how to prepare the most vulnerable for the next crisis.
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Mapping of Data on Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka
An initial data mapping of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) data reporting and recording mechanisms was conducted in 2018. The mapping of government stakeholders included members of the National Anti-Human Trafficking […]
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Checklist to Identify Potential Victims of Human Trafficking
A checklist was created by The Asia Foundation and the National Anti Human Trafficking Taskforce in 2019 to screen and identify potential victims of Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The objective […]
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A Road to Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Still shadowed by its legacy of civil war, Sri Lanka needs national reconciliation. An experimental curriculum in “values education” is creating measurable change in empathy and respect among youth of different communities.
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Local Communities and the Sri Lanka Police Support Sensitive Responses to Gender-Based Violence During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Asia Foundation, Sri Lanka has partnered with several community-based organizations in Jaffna, Matara, Vavuniya, Nugegoda, Trincomalee, Ampara, Moneragala, and Nuwara-Eliya to support sensitive Sri Lanka Police responses to gender-based […]
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Psychosocial Support Services in Sri Lanka Make Mental Health a Priority
Following the end of the nearly 30-year long civil war, Sri Lanka had just begun to address the psychosocial impact from the trauma of war until the Easter Sunday attacks […]
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South Asia Small Grants Program: Second Call for Proposals from Bhutan CSOs
The South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP), administered by The Asia Foundation, has opened a call for proposals for Bhutanese organizations. The regional program provides small grants for eligible civil […]
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Our Predictions for 2021, Following a Year That Defied Prediction
From a pandemic that quickly swept the globe, to the storming of the U.S. capital, 2020 was a year that defied prediction. So, what can we say about 2021? After a year that derailed development trajectories across Asia, our experts look to the year ahead.
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The Asia Foundation Announces New Call for Proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program
The Asia Foundation announces a call for proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP). The SASGP will provide small grants to eligible civil society organizations (CSOs) in five […]
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Small Business Trade Fairs Promote Social Cohesion in Eastern Sri Lanka
The Eastern Province of Sri Lanka is known for vast paddy fields, a vibrant fishing industry, and picturesque beaches. It is also ethnically and religiously diverse, with Tamil, Muslim, and […]
