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Women’s access to and ownership of land and property in Batticaloa, Jaffna and the Vanni (Conducted in CARE Lift villages).

2005 | Centre for Policy Alternatives

Ownership and control of land and property are key indicators of an individual’s economic and social status. Customary practices and beliefs, laws and practical difficulties have resulted in d..

Rights, remittances and reintegration

2011 | Ed. by. Skanthakumar, B.

The women migrant works contribute to the national economy in a large way and it is the island’s biggest single source of external revenue. In spite of this contribution, they face social, ..

Microfinance and women's empowerment

2010 | Gunatilaka, Ramani and De Silva, Dulan

In a situation where grants are being cut down, forcing microfinance institutes to emphasize on profits and growth, this study looks at the impact of women’s ownership of microfinance loans on t..

Sustainable agricultural development programme: the story of our journey to empower low income families through SADP

Ceylon Tobacco Company

The Sustainable Agricultural Development Programme (SADP) was developed to enhance the living standards of the communities in which the Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) operate in. This gives an und..

Beyond glass ceilings and brick walls: Gender at the workplace

2006 | Wickramasinghe, M. & Jayatilaka, W.

This book aims at raising awareness about the challenges faced by women workers and managers in a workplace and provides guidelines on how to make work organizations more gender responsive. It provi..

North-East women of war: Victims or victors?

2004 | Anita Nesiah

The objective of this paper is to challenge groups/agencies and the state to address the role of women caught up in the war. This research is a qualitative one and has been done taking rand..

Dealing with women’s militancy: an analysis of feminist discourses from Sri Lanka

2006 | Sarala Emmanuel

This monograph examines scholarly conceptualisations of LTTE women militants in Sri Lanka. Through an analysis of some of the global and local discourses on women militants, using the work of both Sri..

Impact on poverty and conflict transformation of the PLA program and lessons learned

2008 | Donald Curtis

The Participatory Learning and Action Program (PLA) is a component of the Food Security and Conflict Transformation (FSCT) project based in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Taking inspiration from similar progr..

Sri Lanka: Political and Economic Update

2010 | Asian Development Bank

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development B..

Lessons Larned During 12 Years of Wetland Work in Sri Lanka: Establishment of a Visitor Centre

2003 | Central Environmental Authority (CEA)

At the beginning of the book, an introduction to the project and its focuses are given. Each document under the topic 'Lessons Learned during Twelve Years of Wetland Work in Sri Lanka' has the..

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