Sri Lanka

A snapshot of our work in Sri Lanka in 2022

We’re peacebuilders in Sri Lanka who are a part of the world’s largest locally-rooted peacebuilding organization. Others like us are working across 33 countries to change the way the world deals with conflict. We believe that conflict is natural, but violence is always avoidable. In our 40 years […]

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Bridging differences, building understanding

Search for Common Ground research has shown that users experience the worst violent content and the most effective responses to it in private groups or private channels. This is particularly important and relevant for groups who may belong to minority groups or be otherwise ostracized in their mainstream culture or society. As such, group administrators have unique authority and influence over their members and are critical stewards of healthy and safe online interactions.

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“Mentorship Training for Experienced Women Leaders” – SESSION GUIDE

Overall Objective: To prepare experienced women leaders to effectively provide mentorship support for trained young women leaders in designing and implementing community initiatives In Specific, at the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Gain an understanding on key concepts, methodology and timeline of the project
  • Be aware on key context assessment tools to be used by young women leaders in designing their community initiatives
  • Sufficiently understand their role as mentors within the project and develop their skills as mentors to support young women leaders
  • Come up with commonly agreed practice points (Dos & Don’ts) in performing their role as mentors for the project

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“Leadership for Co-existence for Young Women Leaders” – TRAINING MODULE

This module provides the base for capacity building training of selected emerging women leaders (which is one of the key activities of the project under outcome 1 and 2) to develop their Leadership qualities with an understanding on the Common Ground Approach (CGA) and Context Assessment Tools. Following the capacity building, trained Young Women Leaders are expected to carry out a collaborative context assessment, and design and implement inclusive peace building initiatives within their communities.

Objectives of the Module Overall objective of this module is to inculcate the leadership skills and competencies among young women leaders and equip them with required attitude, common understanding of the issues, skill sets and tools to effectively groom them to become leaders of peace building and conflict transformation.

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Sri Lanka: 2022 Highlights Newsletter

Check out the highlights from our Sri Lanka Team in 2022.

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Final Evaluation: Women in Learning and Leadership (WILL): Strengthening Women’s Voice and Participation in Political Decision-Making in Sri Lanka

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.

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We-gital Heroes Youth in Digital Peacebuilding

Networks for Peace is a five-year activity funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The activity is implemented by FHI 360 under the Strengthening Civil Society Globally Leader with Associates Award. This project implemented by Search is funded under Networks for Peace’s Pillar 2 – […]

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