Activity, date Location Activity and outcome Local Empowerment Sri Lanka This project fisheries and agricultural cooperatives in Through Economic conflict-affected northern Sri Lanka with export supply Development (LEED) chains. Employment and increased incomes for war-affected 2016 women have 2017 been created by facilitating partnerships with public and private – sectors. Partner: International Outcomes: The establishment of a crab processing in Labour Poonakary has provided employment to local women who Organization. otherwise had limited or no job opportunities. Small-scale farms have been rehabilitated, including support to sell produce and development support for businesses that has assisted more than 500 farmers (60 per cent are women and mostly war widows). $0.4 million Sri Lanka The program supports the Sri Lankan Government’s newly Women in Local Government Program, introduced 25 per cent quota for women representatives in local government. The program works with government, political 2016-2021 parties, police and the media to implement the new quota. Partners: International Foundation for Outcomes: More than 450 Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim Electoral Systems women from across Sri Lanka have taken part in training to (IFES) and Search for help build campaign skills. They joined a roundtable discussion Common Ground with senior media representatives to promote women’s political participation. A social media campaign to encourage women’s electoral participation, including a short film, a police handbook on women and election security have been produced. Training for political parties on women’s representation has been conducted. Funds: $1.3 million Counselling and Sri Lanka The project focuses on psychosocial counselling, sustainable support for development and empowerment of war- affected female households and children. headed Outcomes: Fifty female-headed households in three districts in households the Northern Province were provided with psychosocial in Northern support and counselling. This included mothers and wives of Province those who went missing during the last stages of the war. Their –2016-2017 households were also provided with livelihood support. Partner: NGO Funds: $24,200 Child Development Initiative (CDI)
Activity, date Location Activity and outcome Local Empowerment Through Economic Development (LEED) 2016 – 2017 Partner: International Labour Organization. Sri Lanka This project fisheries and agricultural cooperatives in conflict-affected northern Sri Lanka with export supply chains. Employment and increased incomes for war-affected women have been created by facilitating partnerships with public and private sectors. Outcomes: The establishment of a crab processing in Poonakary has provided employment to local women who otherwise had limited or no job opportunities. Small-scale farms have been rehabilitated, including support to sell produce and development support for businesses that has assisted more than 500 farmers (60 per cent are women and mostly war widows). $0.4 million Women in Local Government Program, 2016-2021 Partners: International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and Search for Common Ground Sri Lanka The program supports the Sri Lankan Government’s newly introduced 25 per cent quota for women representatives in local government. The program works with government, political parties, police and the media to implement the new quota. Outcomes: More than 450 Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim women from across Sri Lanka have taken part in training to help build campaign skills. They joined a roundtable discussion with senior media representatives to promote women’s political participation. A social media campaign to encourage women’s electoral participation, including a short film, a police handbook on women and election security have been produced. Training for political parties on women’s representation has been conducted. Funds: $1.3 million Counselling and support for female headed households in Northern Province –2016-2017 Partner: NGO Child Development Initiative (CDI) Sri Lanka The project focuses on psychosocial counselling, sustainable development and empowerment of war- affected households and children. Outcomes: Fifty female-headed households in three districts in the Northern Province were provided with psychosocial support and counselling. This included mothers and wives of those who went missing during the last stages of the war. Their households were also provided with livelihood support. Funds: $24,200
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