Sri Lanka Reports
 | Search Sri Lanka Bi-Annual Newsletter 2020Are you curious about our latest programming in Sri Lanka and how we have adapted under COVID-19? Do you want to know more about what we are doing to support low income families in Colombo affected by the pandemic? Do you want to read about our work on countering online hate speech? Are you interested in how we mobilize women, youth, and civil society leaders in formal and informal decision-making processes? Then please read our latest bi-annual newsletter! |
| Baseline Study for EU Funded Project – Women in Learning and LeadershipThe objective of this baseline study is to support the above project by studying the existing situation of Elected Women Leaders (EWLs) and Women Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) leaders’ participation in decision making. This includes examining the barriers, supporting factors, opportunities, needs, and existing efforts of EWLs and female CSO leaders. The baseline was carried out in four districts: Badulla, Kurunegala, Ampara, and Jaffna. The baseline study employed a mixed-method data collection approach with both quantitative and qualitative methods. This included a primary data collection; a survey of EWLs (177) and CSO leaders (48) and key informant interviews (47) and a review of secondary data. The data were collected in May and June 2020 using remote data collection methods such as phone interviews due to the COVID-19 crisis. Quantitative data was entered into Google forms and the data analysis was done using MS Excel. The qualitative information from KIIs were coded under common themes and used in the analysis to answer the key questions. |
| LESSONS LEARNED REPORT – Implementing Experience of the WT2: Work Together, Win Together ProjectThis report delves into the lessons learned of the WT2 project implemented in ten districts covering the Northern, Eastern, Central, Western and Southern Provinces of Sri Lanka. The selected case studies of success stories have been compiled to showcase the impact of the project on participated youth groups while lessons learned document emphasized on the implementation experience of the partners that includes positive and negative experiences, challenges and their recommendations for future activities. The study is presented in six parts. The first part discusses the socio-political background of the country during the project implementation period. The second part gives an overview of the project. This includes the purpose, goals, objectives, beneficiaries and stakeholders of the project. The third chapter explains the project implementation experience in different districts. Here, the outputs and outcomes of the project are presented using available statistical data. The key achievements have also been analysed to understand how far this project met the intended objectives of the project. The next chapter discusses the project challenges and the mitigation measures adopted by the partner organizations to overcome the challenges. To be precise, time/project management, lack of knowledge and expertise, external challenges have been discussed in detail. The fifth chapter assesses the lessons learned of the project implementation. This chapter will certainly help improve future Search projects. The final one presents the concluding remarks of the report. |
| Rapid Conflcit Assessment on Young People Countering Hate Speech on Social Media in Sri Lanka“Hate speech” in Sri Lanka has been prevalent for many years and discussed by many including activists, researchers as well as policymakers, policy advocates and educators in various platforms and in various dimensions. It has been deliberated and examined over a long time. The issue has got more attention in recent times with the emergence of online and social media which has contributed to the evolution of greater forces producing hate speech than in the past. The extent of hate speech has grown many folds, especially after the Ester Sunday Attack on 21 April 2019. This rapid conflict assessment intended to understand the nature and scope of hate speech in Sri Lanka prevalent in social media and how it provokes violence among communities. It focuses on the involvement of youth and their contribution to hate speech. This will lead to conceptualizing – how youth can be involved to promote peace in the country. |
 | Search – Sri Lanka 2019 |
 | Discussion Paper 2 – Challenges and Opportunities for Memorialisation in Sri LankaThis discussion paper on memorialisation, its challenges, and opportunities in Sri Lanka, is based on the interim findings and experiences of the Community Memorialisation Project on the ground. It was submitted to The Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms, appointed by the Prime Minister on the 26th of January 2016, mandated with consulting members of the public on the processes and mechanisms for reconciliation in Sri Lanka to seek truth and justice ensure accountability for human rights violations and provide measures for redress. As part of the Community Memorialisation Project, this series of notes, papers, and toolkits authored by various practitioners is meant for researchers, cultural activists, and policy makers to better understand challenges and opportunities for using memorialisation in post-conflict contexts. |