Centre for Women's Research (CENWOR) 

Empowering Women Through Gender-Responsive Microfinance: Strengthening Grassroots Practices in Sri Lanka

Overall Goal

To promote sustainable and gender-responsive microfinance practices that empower women at the grassroots level by ensuring fair lending regulations and enhancing financial literacy to foster resilience and prevent economic vulnerability.

Women have enhanced protection against gender-based violence and discrimination through legal and policy reforms.

Women at the grassroots levels have enhanced access to gender-sensitive State supported resources and services.

Women who have been subject to conflict and disaster related displacement have access to State-sponsored and gender-sensitive psychosocial support services, and sustainable solutions.

Women have enhanced access to gender-sensitive and regularized disaster management mechanisms.

Military and police widows, women ex-combatants, and female headed households have increased access to gender-sensitive State services that enhance their standard of living.

Measures are adopted to prevent violence against women, and to enhance their socio-economic opportunities and participation in decision-making

Gender focused and mainstreamed interventions concerning microfinance practices impacting women at the grassroots level of Sri Lanka are adopted.

The equitable involvement of women in peacebuilding, conflict-prevention, and conflict resolution and the involvement of women in decision-making at all levels of governance and politics.

Enrich body of knowledge on diversity and inclusion in the public service and innovation in public service delivery

Geographic Focus

GALLE DISTRICT

Expected Results

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