May Day Events 2014
A number of May Day celebrations organised by Women’s Trade Unions took place this year across Sri Lanka. Click on picture to enlarge.
Are Traditional Midwives History ?
Some Insights from three Conflict Affected Districts in Sri Lanka By Dr. Sepali Kottegoda In May 2003, when a Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) had been signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies prepared “The Assessment of Needs in the Conflict Affected Areas” which highlighted … Continue reading Are Traditional Midwives History ?
Not Gonna Take it Lying Down
ස්තී‍්‍ර ආධාරක කණ්ඩායම ( Women’s Support Group – WSG) විසින් අද, 2014 මාර්තු 27 වන දින කොළඹ ජනවාර්ගික අධ්‍යයනයන් සඳහා වූ ජාත්‍යන්තර මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ දී පරාජය නිකම්ම භාර ගන්නේ නෑ කෘතිය එළි දක්වනු ඇත. Not Gonna Take It Lying Down (Sinhala)
WMC Film Festival – April 2014
කාන්තාව හා මාධ්‍යය සාමුහිකයේ වාර්ෂික චිත‍්‍රපට උළෙල පිට පිට එහි 10 වෙනි වසරට එළඹ ඇත. උළෙල මෙම වසරේ අපේ‍්‍රල් 2 – 4 යන දිනවල කොළඹ 08 නාමෙල් මාලනී පුංචි තියටර්හි දී පැවැත් වේ. එසේම කාන්තාව හා මාධ්‍යය සාමුහිකයේ කෙටි චිත‍්‍රපට තරගය සඳහා වන සම්මාන ප‍්‍රදානෝත්සවය ද අපේ‍්‍රල් මස 2 වෙනි බදාදා ප.ව. 2. 30 ට … Continue reading WMC Film Festival – April 2014
Final report: Stakeholder meeting of Rajarata Community Centre
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Herspace New Media training
A training workshop was held on the 6th of March 2014 for women new media producers of the country to enhance their knowledge and create awareness on the most recent online platforms and how women in Sri Lanka can stay secure upon using them. Online security is increasingly becoming a priority especially among women in … Continue reading Herspace New Media training
Celebrating International Migrants Day 2013
As a tribute to all migrant workers of Sri Lanka Action Network for Migrant Workers (ACTFORM) together with Women and Media Collective (WMC) organised the 14th Annual International Migrants Day on the 21 of December at the Mahaveli Centre. This year we not only celebrated our women workers but also their families, especially children who … Continue reading Celebrating International Migrants Day 2013
Celebrating International Migrants Day 2012
The Action Network for Migrant Workers (ACTFORM) and Women and Media Collective (WMC) celebrated the 13th Annual International Migrants Day on the 18th of December 2012. It is a day to remember the plight of these migrant women who leave their homes to build a better future their family and of course the economy of … Continue reading Celebrating International Migrants Day 2012
Transforming lives: The story of returning migrant workers
This study by the Women and Media Collective is on Sri Lankan returnee migrant women and, brings to life the stories of thirty women from the Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka. The women had been employed as domestic workers in West Asian Countries and have since returned home. The women speak of how the decisions … Continue reading Transforming lives: The story of returning migrant workers