Video Series: Thoughts on domestic and family violence towards LBT women in Sri Lanka
Other Ruki Fernando Damith Chandimal Roshan DeSilva Azad Moulana Roshani Sandeepa Perera Palitha Vijayabandara Name withheld 1 Name withheld 2
A fathers responsibility
When the Ministry of Foreign Employment in Sri Lanka introduced the Family Background Report (FBR) it withdrew the rights of many women, with children below the ages of five, to seek employment abroad. Caring for children is a shared responsibility by both the mother and father. And although many in society don’t accept this concept, … Continue reading A fathers responsibility
Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Sri Lanka (video)
highlighting the need for comprehensive sexuality education, especially for young people. Click on this link to view the video.
Winners of WMC short film competition 2015/2016
Short film winners 1st place S. Gnanamathangi for Mm 2nd Place S.R.G. Chathumi Vidushika for Prathivartha (The Image) 3rd Place Sivaraj for Ino Oru Yugam Seywom Special Jury Awards Kusum Jayaweera for Gehenun yata weda Short Film Script Winners 1st place – S.R.G. Chathumi Vidushika Script name: Prathivartha 2nd place – S. Gnanamathangi Script name: … Continue reading Winners of WMC short film competition 2015/2016
Video: Gender Equality a Mixed Bag – Interview with WMC’s Executive Director
Director of Women and Media Collective Dr. Sepali Kottegoda feels that though the number of Sri Lankan working women is higher than ever, they continue to face far too many challenges. Speaking to Benchmark’s Savithri Rodrigo, she notes that women have made forays into the labour force, political processes, and even local and national level … Continue reading Video: Gender Equality a Mixed Bag – Interview with WMC’s Executive Director
Call for entries: WMC short film competition 2015
We are calling all film makers to enter the Women and Media Collective short film completion for the year 2015. This year we are encouraging you to create films based on the following themes: Eliminate Violence Against Women Increasing Women’s Political Representation Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers Prizes will be awarded to the … Continue reading Call for entries: WMC short film competition 2015