The South Asian Feminist Capacity Building Course on Gender, Sustainable Livelihoods, Human Rights and Peace, also known as the Sangat Month Long Course, is designed to offer clarity on and a greater understanding of concepts related to gender, justice, poverty, sustainable development, peace, democracy, and human rights. The course was founded in 1984. Thus far, … Continue reading XXV South Asian Feminist Capacity Building Course on Gender, Sustainable Livelihoods, Human Rights and Peace in Kathmandu, Nepal

The Annual Short Film Festival and Award Ceremony of the Women and Media Collective was held on the 4th of April 2023, at the Thranganie Hall of the National Film Cooperation from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm. The Festival celebrated the finalist film makers of the Short Film Competition held in the month of February … Continue reading The Women and Media Collective Short Film Festival and Award Ceremony 2023

Women and Media Collective  commemorated International Women’s Day and  Women’s History Month 2023 with a discussion on the,“Challenges in the midst of the current socio – economic & political context of Sri Lanka and potential solutions”,  Tuesday, March 21 st, 2023 from 9.30 a.m to 1.00 p.m at the Organization of Professionals Association (OPA) Hall … Continue reading The Women and Media Collective’s commemoration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month 2023

The Women and Media Collective held a Policy Dialogue on Unpaid Care Work on 31st March 2023 at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo from 9 am to 1.00 pm Economic development, expanding production, trade and services has undoubtedly brought more women into the labour force in Sri Lanka, albeit slowly. However, there is a marked … Continue reading RECOGNIZING, REDUCING AND REDISTRIBUTING WOMEN’S UNPAID CARE WORK IN SRI LANKA

The Women and Media Collective extends a warm invitation to the annual Short Film Festival under the Theme, ” Unpaid Care Work and Person’s with Disability” on the 4th of April 2023 at the National Film Cooperation – Tharangani Hall from 2.30 p.m to 6.30 p.m.  

Women and Media Collective cordially invites you to commemorate Women’s History month 2023 by joining our discussion on “Challenges in the midst of the current socio-economic & political context of Sri Lanka and potential solutions” on Tuesday the 21st of March, 2023. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Roshini Jayaweera, Senior Lecturer at the Department … Continue reading Invitation to the Women and Media Collective’s International Women’s Day Event

Click here to Read the full statement – International Women’s Day Sri Lankan Women Demand Democracy, Economic Justice and Freedom –  

27 February 2023  List of Issues (LOI) deliberations – Sri Lanka  Submitted by Kumudini Samuel on behalf of The Women and Media Collective and the Centre  for Poverty Analysis, Sri Lanka.   Thank you, Madam Chair and Working Group. Good Afternoon!  The issues raised here were not included in the State Party’s submission to CEDAW … Continue reading List of Issues (LOI) deliberations – Sri Lanka.

https://www.genderingviolentextremism.com/ Among the greatest challenges for the world today are the new waves of violent extremism (VE), currently manifesting in the Asia region, including cross border fertilization and spill overs and extra territorial responses to the rise in extremism. The emergence of populist authoritarianism in the region has also strengthened extremist violence particularly in Sri … Continue reading Women’s Agency and the Gendered Impact of Violence in Asia.

Let us celebrate the International Migrants’ Day that falls on the 18th December 2022. Source: Daily News Today we celebrate the 23rd International Migrants’ Day of the migrant workers, which was declared by the United Nations Organisation in the year 2000. The International Migrants’ Day is celebrated every year in order to salute the migrant … Continue reading Let us ensure the job security of the migrant workers who are affected by the economic recession.