Rural Women’s Front (RWF) 

Empowering Meaningful Processes on Women’s Engagements that Raises Inclusion and Participation of Women in WPS (EMPOWER)

Overall Goal

To build a society that upholds equality, respect, and security for girls, older women, women with disabilities, and transgender women by amplifying their voices and promoting their leadership, representation, and active participation in social integration processes, while preventing all forms of violence against women.

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.

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

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.

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

Dabindu Collective  

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