



World Day against Trafficking in Persons – July 30th LURED, DUPED AND SOLD Forty million women, girls, children, boys and men are trafficked within and across borders and jurisdictions in a multi-billion-dollar global business. The numbers are staggering, but they are only the tip of the iceberg given the hidden nature of trafficking. In […]
CENWOR recently conducted a workshop to share the findings of the study which looked at the state of SDG Goal 5 (Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment) in Sri Lanka and how it crosscuts with the other SDG commitments in the country. This project was supported by the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development.
Following a study conducted on women with disabilities to identify the barriers faced by them in obtaining employment, several stakeholder meetings were conducted to disseminate the research findings focusing on how their capacities could be developed with assistance from the state and civil society organizations. An important aspect of this study was to create awareness […]
As part of CENWOR’s ‘Livelihood Development for Vulnerable Women’ program, a workshop was conducted to look at how religious teachings strengthen the livelihoods in promoting women’s empowerment.
CONTINUE READING →The Centre for Women’s Research (CENWOR) expresses its deepest sympathy to all those who suffered in the violence that erupted in various locations in the country on Easter Sunday. We condole with the families, and friends of victims who must now live their lives coping with these harsh realities. It is impossible to comprehend this […]
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