The project promoted concerted public response against rape and sexual violence against women and girls and thereby calling seriously to end entrenched failure of law enforcement and subscription to the principle rule of law. The Objective was to increase public…

Aiming to enable widows to become agents of change and access their entitlements with dignity, a 3 year program was funded jointly by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN), the Swiss National…

This project is designed for the youth and women affected by war in the North and East of the country. It aims to identify and strengthen the skills of the youth enabling them to cope with problems that have resulted…

WERC was requested to conduct a four-day training for a group of trainers who were creating awareness on women's reproductive and health rights under the convenorship of Dr. Ketheeswaran, Regional Director for Health Services (RDHS) for Jaffna. This group had been formed…

The project was designed with the aim of stabilising the mental status of victims who have undergone sexual harassment, torture, rape, abduction etc in the Western province. WERC identified Free Trade Zone (FTZ) workers who were exposed to sexual harassment,…

This programme was carried out in an urban poor community at Polhengoda in the Colombo district. The aim of the programme was to develop social values, self esteem and dignity of the children and to redirect them into wholesome social…