CATAW 2006-2007
• Research on the experiences of tsunami affected women was conducted in 2006. Interviews were conducted with women in Ampara, Batticaloa, Galle, Hambantota, Matara and Trincomalee. The report will be published in September 2007.
• Research on the experiences of tsunami affected women was conducted in 2006. Interviews were conducted with women in Ampara, Batticaloa, Galle, Hambantota, Matara and Trincomalee. The report will be published in September 2007.
• 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
A series of Sinhala and Tamil television programmes on the issues faced by Tsunami affected women were telecast on Channel Eye and TNL in July 2005. Topics discussed included female participation on decision making, right to land, domestic violence and violence against women, livelihood, and conflict, peace and the tsunami.