Women’s Centre -Sri Lanka

Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Workplace Discrimination in among garment women workers through Capacity Building, Advocacy, and Policy Reform

Overall Goal

To strengthen the protection, participation, and leadership of women garment workers — particularly trade union women leaders — as part of Sri Lanka’s commitment to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda and National Action Plan (NAP).

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

Equitable and increased involvement of women in decision making of society at all levels of governance.

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

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.

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.

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.

Geographic Focus

VAVUNIYA, KANDY, GALLE, DISTRICTS

Expected Results

Dabindu Collective  

Empowering Women in Vavuniya: Strengthening Advocacy, Access to Services, and Workplace Rights for Female Factory Workers including Female-headed Households

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