Joining the Dots is a research that explores the economic empowerment of women in conflict affected areas combining UNSCR 1325, CEDAW and BPFA. The research was carried out in 6 countries in the Asia Pacific region, Fiji, Aceh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan by Asia Pacific Women’s Watch, JERA International, Australia and the Women … Continue reading Joining the Dots – Exploring the economic empowerment of women in conflict affected areas

During a meeting for Sinhala and Tamil language women bloggers, Women and Media Collective caught up with two women bloggers who have been active in the blogsphere for many years, Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai and Sanjeewika Manohari. Interview with Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai (English language) Interview with Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai (Tamil language) Interview with Sanjeewika Manohari (Sinhala language)

As part of a series of events organized in celebration of International Women’s Day, Women and Media Collective (WMC) organized a photography exhibition featuring Sri Lankan women photographers. The exhibition is an annual event and has been generating positive responses since it started in 2009. It is a unique event where the work of women … Continue reading WMC Women’s Photography Exhibition 2013

The WMC Short FIlm Competition is back! With cash prizes for the winners and a chance to screen their films at WMC events next year! The Application Form can be accessed by clicking the links below. Please note that failure to submit Application Form will disqualify entries. English – http://www.scribd.com/doc/105881138/Wmc-Short-Film-Competition-2012-Application-Form-English Sinhala – http://www.scribd.com/doc/105881103/Wmc-Short-Film-Competition-2012-Application-Form-Sinhala Tamil – http://www.scribd.com/doc/105881166/Wmc-Short-Film-Competition-2012-Application-Form-Tamil DEADLINE – … Continue reading WMC Short Film Competition 2012 | Winners and Shortlist

WMC Short Film Competition was adjudicated in November 2011 and the winning entries were screened during the WMC Film Festival in March 2012. The awarding ceremony was also held during this event. The winners and shortlisted entries have been uploaded to the WMC YouTube channel. There’s also a video clip featuring the film festival and … Continue reading WMC Short Film Competition 2011 | Winners and Shortlist

ACTFORM produced a documentary on Ariyawathie from Hakmana, Matara (in the Southern Province) who was inhumanely tortured while working in Saudi Arabia in 2010 by her employers who hammered nails into various parts of her body. The documentary is in Sinhala with English subtitles. DVDs were distributed to relevant Ministries, migrant worker organizations, trade unions etc. and … Continue reading Documentary on migrant worker Ariyawathie

WMC held a press conference on the 17th of August 2011 in order to discuss the issue of “Grease Devils” which spread fear among women all over the country for several months and subjected them to a great deal of abuse. It was attended by a group of women including those from the Eastern province, … Continue reading Press Conference on the issue of “Grease Devils”

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කාන්තාව හා මාධ්‍ය සාමූහිකය සහ 7 වන වාර්ෂික චිත‍්‍රපට උළෙල 2011 මාර්තු 21 සිට 23 දක්වා කොළඹ 08 පුංචි තියටර්හි පවත්වන ලදී. තිර ගත කරන ලද්දේ ‘අයන් ජෝව්ඞ් ඒන්ජල්ස්’, ‘පීප්ලි ලයිව්’ සහ ‘ද මිල්ක් ඔෆ් සොරෝ’ යන චිත‍්‍රපටය. නොමිලයේ පවත්වන ලද මෙම චිත‍්‍රපටි ප‍්‍රදර්ශනයට විශාල පිරිසක් සහභාගි වූහ.