Climate change is never far from the news these days. Peaks of activity around major new reports build on a background of frequent climate-related references. But you have to look hard to find serious consideration of the gender impacts of climate change.
Climate change is a global issue that will impact everyone. But its effects [...]
Engendering climate change work
Mobilising for Empowerment
Mobilising for Empowerment
Partner: Kantha Shakthi
Country: Balangoda, Matara & Tangalle, Sri Lanka
Kantha Shakthi (Strength of Women) works for the social, economic and political empowerment of women in Sri Lanka. This program mobilises women into small banking groups enabling access to savings, credit, and labour sharing, then works through this structure to provide training in self-employment, [...]
MWRAF Women’s Centre
Rebuilding the Future
The Ampara District in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka was hardest hit by the tsunami. This district, which took the initial brunt of the tsunami, registered the highest death toll of 10,436 (33% of all deaths by the tsunami); displaced persons, 75,172 (44%); missing, 876; and fully destroyed houses, 29,077 (37 percent). [...]
Projects in Sri Lanka
Current List of Project Related Information
Here is a list of the information for Projects we are involved with in this area.
Kantha Shakthi: Mobilizing for Empowerment Post-Tsunami
Sri Lanka – Reconstruction Project
Natural disasters and human-created tragedies have become the most visible news items both in the print and broadcast media. The Australians who perished will not be forgotten. Their stories remain in our minds and forever affect the way we live our lives.
However, there are also ‘un-heard’ stories. Stories [...]
