Women’s Solidarity Front (WSF)

Beyond Silence: Women’s Rights, Protection, and Leadership for a Just Society

Overall Goal

To empower marginalized women, girls, and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in conflict-affected and plantation communities by enhancing their leadership, economic independence, and participation in peacebuilding and decision-making processes, while strengthening institutional mechanisms to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) through advocacy, capacity-building, and community-driven interventions, in alignment with the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) National Action Plan of Sri Lanka.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

KANDY DISTRICT

Expected Results

Dabindu Collective  

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