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පළාත් පාලනය තුළ 25%ක කාන්තා කෝටාවේ වැදගත්කම

දිනය: 2018 ජනවාරි 25 දින බ‍්‍රහස්පතින්දා ස්ථානය: රේණුකා හෝටලය, අංක 328, ගාලූපාර, කොළඹ 3. වෙලාව: පෙ.ව. 10.00 සිට ප.ව. 12.00 2018 පෙබරවාරි මස 10 වන දින නව මැතිවරණය ක‍්‍රමයට අනුව එළැඹෙන පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේදී කාන්තාවන්ට නියමිත 25% කෝටාව ඓතිහාසික ජයග‍්‍රහණයකි. කාන්තාව සහ මාධ්‍ය සාමූහිකය විසින් ද මෙම කෝටාව සඳහා දීර්ඝකාලීනව කරන ලද අරගලයේ ප‍්‍රතිඵලයක් ලෙස … Continue reading පළාත් පාලනය තුළ 25%ක කාන්තා කෝටාවේ වැදගත්කම

Digital Storytelling Workshop

Storytelling is a powerful medium that allows people to describe an experience to a listening audience. While there are many ways in which stories are told, the Association for Progressive Communications together with the Women and Media Collective held a digital storytelling workshop to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to tell ones story … Continue reading Digital Storytelling Workshop

Women’s groups move to secure the 25% quota for women in Local Government

The Women and Media Collective (WMC) together with 23 Women’s organisations expressed their concern to the President, Prime Minister and the Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government on the reported negotiations to reformulate the enacted 25% quota for women in Local Authorities. In order to ensure that the current provision of a 25% quota … Continue reading Women’s groups move to secure the 25% quota for women in Local Government

Women’s Internet Governance Forum Sri Lanka 2017: A Reflection

By Sharanya Sekaram The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet. From the 16th to the 18th of May, the Sri Lanka Internet Governance Forum convened for the second time in Colombo. Hosted by the Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter, in 2016 … Continue reading Women’s Internet Governance Forum Sri Lanka 2017: A Reflection