Sri Lanka
 | Youth 360Young people are often at the front lines of responding to violence and conflict. However, they also often struggle to access appropriate support and funding. Youth 360 changes this by providing youth groups with holistic, 360°, support in a process where young people themselves are in charge. |
 | Search Sri Lanka – Bi Annual News Letter – 2020, Volume 1 |
 | 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! |
 | We Build Colombo TogetherThe aftermath of violent conflict and tensions in Sri Lanka has created divisions and inequality in Colombo. We Build Colombo Together (WBCT) is an initiative designed to address issues of urban wellbeing and marginalization through modified collective impact methodology. With the backbone support of Search for Common Ground, […] |
| 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. |
| CyberGuardians Training CurriculumThis training curriculum was developed as part of the CyberGuardians Project in Sri Lanka, funded by USAID from March 2019 to March 2020, and makes up the first part of a two-part resource pack for trainers developed as part of the project. This two-part resource pack provides a comprehensive compilation of the methodologies, tools and resources used in the Cyber Guardians programme. This document is the first part of the resource pack, and contains the training module for the three day residential Social Media Boot Camps that were focused on training regional youth who are interested in learning about responsible use of social media. The second part of the resource pac documents the process taken in engaging and building capacities of the National Champions. |