The project implemented from January 2020 to July 2022 (including a 6-month extension) by Search was funded by the European Union under its ‘Enhancing Community Service Organisations’ Contribution to Governance and Development Process in Sri Lanka’ programme. The theory of change that underpins the project assumes that “if local women CSO leaders and locally elected women leaders increase their capacity to participate in decision-making in a way that is more accountable to their local constituencies; if elected women leaders enhance their collaboration with their local communities; if the local media actors increase their capacity to challenge negative stereotypes and enable positive attitudes towards women’s role in decision making; and if the public is aware of the positive role women can play in policy decision-making and democratic processes, then local women organisations and locally elected women leaders can improve their effective participation in local policy decision making and in the overall democratic processes.” Based on these assumptions, the project was designed through a consultative process with key stakeholders involved, including the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities (FSLGA), and elected women leaders who were involved in previous projects. The project was implemented in partnership with the FSLGA, Affected Women’s Forum (AWF) from Akkaraipattu in Ampara, Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) from Kurunegala, Women Development Centre from Jaffna and Women’s Development Centre from Badulla.
December 16, 2022
