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WERC conducted a one-day workshop on Training Women in Creative Writing on December, 05th 2008 with the aim of lobbying with journalists advocating for effective and neutral reporting in the media. The main objective of this workshop was to provide a platform for young women writers to express and share their experiences in an effective manner using their languages and writing skills. The sessions followed by topics such as looking at the experience of the century from a new perspective (by Ms. Eva Ranaweera), the ef
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WERC launched this project with the sponsorship of the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust ti discuss and critique movies with alternative themes and attempt to educate and sensitive university students, human rights activists and the younger generation. It was intended to encourage participants to discuss, debate and analyse these kinds of situations. The films were based on themes relating to gender discrimination, cultural discrimination, political double play and violence against women, with the aim of exposing certain situ
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WERC’s first effort in training women in trishaw driving was realized in collaboration with the Kantha Shakthi Organisation in Balangoda, in 2007. The second phase of the project inaugurated in Jaffna in June 2010. WERC started the project with the single women in the Jaffna District who were affected by war in different ways. They were also struggling to lead their households in the Jaffna District. However only 11 women were able to complete the training successfully. The inauguration ceremony was held on March,
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This project was conducted on Eastern and Northern provinces. WERC considered several group of children and supported and encouraged them to continue their education. Most children received cash for purchasing school stationary and some children were taken to visit historical places to help to come out from the traumatized event. WERC also provided money for the children who needed to stay in Boarding houses during their schooling. To carry this project several donor agencies supported such as De Zairre Foundation
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WERC has been conducting gender sensitization workshops from past three decades. This project was initiated with the following objectives: sensitizing society on gender related issues, consciousness - raising, creating awareness among men and women on the economic, social, political, cultural and legal inequalities of women in society, defining gender equality and providing relevant information. The following donors funded us in conducting these workshops. Oxfam-GB (funded for two workshops) MATCH Intern
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With the main objective of drawing attention to the issue of sexual harassment in public transport and creating awareness about the legal provisions available to prevent such behavior, this project was begun on the International Women's Day of the year 2006. This campaign also aimed to empower women to speak-up against this type of harassment and make the by-standers realize their social responsibility to prevent such as situation. The officers of Provincial Transport Authorities extended their fullest corporation
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CARE International, Batticaloa requested WERC WERC to conduct a familiarization programme for their staff members and the staff of their partner community-based organizations. Their primary objective of us conducting this programme was them to become familiar with the various organizations working on similar levels as them, and organizations that could be approached by them for their project work. This programme was conducted in both Tamil and Sinhala in the form of interactive discussion, and the discussion was led
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WERC introduced this course, for the first time, in the Eastern and North-Central Provinces of the country. Previously, it had been conducted only in Colombo. It was due to requests from residents in this area, together with Oxfam, that it was conducted in these areas. However, due to the political and security situation in these areas, the progress of the course was affected because lecturers and students were unable to attend classes. There was also a delay in the delivery of assignments; only a few research papers
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The task of lobbying with the relevant authorities to implement the SAARC Convention on Combatting Trafficking of Women and Children for Prostitution, as a part of the South Asian Network Building by SARI/Q, was entrusted WERC. Consequently, WERC partnered-up with Centre for Social Research, New Delhi and started this project in December 2005. The International Stakeholders Consultation was held at the WERC Auditorium in December 2008. Thereafter, 3 national stakeholders meetings were organized with the relevant au
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This project aimed to create awareness on the importance of peace making and the controversial concepts related to peace making among the general public. WERC signed an agreement with CORDAID to conduct peace education workshops from August 2006 for a period of three years. The idea behind this introduction of this project was to educate and create awareness among the general public with special reference to law enforcement authorities, students, teachers and NGO personnel on issues, problems and challenges related to p
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