Beyond Daycare: An Innovative Workaround For Working Parents
How can we improve corporate childcare policies in Sri Lanka? WSO2’s vision is a new creche facility that empowers employees to remain hands-on both as parents and working professionals....
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Feeding Our Future: Meeting The Food Waste Challenge
When an unparalleled economic crisis takes its toll on a country, one major struggle, amongst many, begins to dominate the lives of its people: access to food. At present, around 3.9 million people...
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Food Safety: The Water We Eat
Only around 1% of all water on earth is available for human consumption and only an even smaller percent is safe for human consumption. So you can imagine how critical it is to bring water into the...
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“Is It A Boy Or A Girl?”: Let’s Talk About DSD
“When we found out about the sex change that was necessary for our second child, we decided to leave our hometown. Everyone we knew lived there — our relations, our friends — we didn’t think that they...
View ArticleHow Hard Is Being A Woman In Corporate Sri Lanka?
Anjali was a front-runner for a big promotion in her company, and then a singular incident complicated everything. Despite significant progress made in recent years, women and girls in Sri Lanka still...
View Article50 Women Talk Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship
We unveiled the trials and triumphs of 50 women entrepreneurs from across Sri Lanka, highlighting their individual journeys and innovative business ventures.
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Four Ways To Breathe Better Indoors
These days, staying indoors sounds like a great idea, particularly when it’s a dizzying 32°C outside and, as always, the air is polluted with the greenhouse gas emissions of city traffic, buildings,...
View ArticleCOMING SOON: Exploring The Mental Health Landscape In Sri Lanka: Breaking...
Recovery from a mental health condition is a non-linear journey; it includes regaining your hope, curiosity, interests, and social connections. But, without a steady income, this journey can be filled...
View ArticleStrong Foundations. Conservation and Community – EPISODE 6: Cricket Coaching...
Sri Lankan cricket is at an interesting place right now. But, what does its future hold? In episode 6 of Strong Foundations, Sade Greenwood reveals what’s holding young cricketing talent back from...
View ArticleExploring The Mental Health Landscape In Sri Lanka: Breaking Stigma and...
Stigma and the lack of understanding are the main obstacles those with mental health conditions face on a daily basis. Even after recovery, these societal problems do not tend to fade away easily. In...
View ArticleRowing with Kanthi: The Sole Fisherwoman of Palaviya
Meet Kanthi, one of the few active fisherwomen working in one region of Sri Lanka’s biggest fishing districts. A widow, mother, and grandmother, Kanthi works two jobs to support her family. When the...
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Rowing With Kanthi: The Sole Fisherwoman Of Palaviya
In a time of crisis, cash transfers can offer a lifeline to Sri Lankan fishers Susila Kanthi is one of the few active fisherwomen working in one of Sri Lanka’s biggest fishing districts. After nearly...
View ArticleCreating Real Homes for Tea Estate Workers
In Sri Lanka’s tea industry, estate workers face significant housing struggles. This year’s ‘Co-Creating a Family-Friendly Tea Industry Conference’, hosted by @childrightsbiz and @savethechildren,...
View ArticleEmpowering Women In Crisis | Episode 1: Women, Peace and Security
Are you familiar with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda? This year, Sri Lanka adopted its first ever National Action Plan (NAP), with a strong focus on Women, Peace and Security. This roadmap shows...
View ArticleEmpowering Youth Leaders For An Equitable Future
Without youth leaders who are empowered and educated, meaningful change in social cohesion, political representation, and development will remain a far off dream.Here’s how one transformative project...
View ArticleWhat’s Holding Back Women In Politics? | Empowering Women In Crisis: Episode 2
In 2017, a mandatory quota was introduced to ensure that, by law, local governments must comprise at least 25% women. Seven years later, has this really changed power dynamics, women’s representation,...
View ArticleEmpowering Women In Crisis – Episode 3: The Fight to Reform Personal Laws
From child marriage under Muslim personal law to property rights challenges under Thesawalamai law, Sri Lankan women are caught in a battle for equal rights – and the need for reform is clear. We sat...
View ArticleStrong Foundations: Conservation and Community – EPISODE 7: Forest Nurseries
Sri Lanka’s forest cover has largely disappeared in a very short time. In episode 7 of Strong Foundations, Sade Greenwood unravels the biggest threats to our forest habitats and a vital effort to...
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