The Annual National Convention for Women Activists 2006 was held in January 2007. Thirty one women activists from a number of districts includingKandy, Nuwara Eliya, Moneragala, Puttalam, Kegalle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, andColomboparticipated. The WMC held its first Annual National Convention for Women Activists in 1984. Issues relating to the broad themes of Democracy and Conflict were discussed. … Continue reading Annual Women’s National Convention 2006
An eight episode radio drama “Kadathurawen Ehaa” was conceptualized and produced in Sinhala and aired on the Sinhala Commercial Service (SLBC), on the impact of the peace process on individuals and communities, to highlight how peace has transformed people’s lives and discuss the consequences of war. The script was written by Kathline Jayawardena, produced by … Continue reading Radio Drama on the Peace Process
• Livelihood disbursement to tsunami affected women, particularly vulnerable groups such as widows. Funding was channeled through selected women’s organizations with a record of working in these areas. • Training of Trainers program- ‘Promoting the Rights of Women’- across six districts, Ampara, Batticaloa, Galle, Hambantota, Matara and Trincomalee, which focused on community workers who worked directly with women and girls affected … Continue reading CATAW 2005-2006
The WMC, in collaboration with the International Women’s Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP) held a consultative meeting to discuss the proposing of a General Recommendation on ‘Women and Armed Conflict’ to the CEDAW Committee. Ms. Shanthi Dairiam, committee member of CEDAW and former Executive Director of IWRAW-AP, facilitated this meeting. The objective of the meeting … Continue reading Consultation on proposing a General Recommendation on ‘Women and Armed Conflict’ to the CEDAW Committee
The WMC in collaboration with the International Women’s Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP) conducted a workshop on the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (CEDAW) for the Sri Lankan CEDAW Shadow Report writers. The WMC invited Ms. Shanthi Dairiam, committee member of CEDAW and former Executive Director of IWRAW-AP, to facilitate the … Continue reading Workshop on CEDAW Shadow Report Writing
A short drama festival and a Musical Show were held in Colombo on the 28th November 2006 to celebrate International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The theme of this event was A Tomorrow Free of Violence. The festival was open to the public free of charge and WMC made this opportunity to … Continue reading International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2006
Two consultative meetings were held, in May and November 2006, with government officials and relevant NGOs working on migrant rights issues, to determine the type of data that should be included and brought to the attention of the Migrant Rights Committee. The Sri Lankan Government, as part of its obligation under the International Convention on the … Continue reading Preparation of Migrant Rights Alternative Report
