Project profile — Improving Gender Equality in Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka (100.00%)

• Human rights:
Human rights (15160) (11.00%)
Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions (15170) (4.00%)
Ending violence against women and girls (15180) (85.00%)

• Nutrition (not targeted)
• Gender equality (principal objective)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)

The project aims to improve gender equality for women and girls in the Northern, North Western and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Project activities include: (1) developing a secure mobile application that works to make it easier and faster for case workers to connect with resources and respond to clients who have experienced gender-based violence; (2) engaging communities and schools in gender equality campaigns using student and street theatre performances; (3) creating a safe community space for survivors of gender-based violence to seek emergency psychosocial and legal services; (4) establishing a women’s centre to facilitate leadership training and access to resources; and (5) holding forums and conferences to engage legal practitioners, policymakers and women’s groups in reform of discriminatory laws. The beneficiaries of the project are women and girls, men and boys living in three districts in project target areas in Sri Lanka.

The expected outcomes for this project in Northern, North Western and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka include: (1) improved provision of support for women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence; (2) increased awareness of gender equality among women, men, girls and boys; and (3) increased implementation and reform of relevant laws and policies focused on achieving gender equality.

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) provided gender sensitivity training for 24 government officers (16 women) and 46 village development officers (of whom30 women); and (2) delivered leadership training on women’s rights, land rights and service providers for 372 women in addressing relevant laws and policies to increase gender equality.

• Proactive disclosure