Online Base Camp
Speak, Express & Be Heard
Online digital space for local community in Nothern Sri Lanka to freely express thoughts and suggestions
The project proposes to adopt a holistic and transformative approach to address root causes that inhibit the freedoms and rights of women and marginalized communities they represent. These include
- Discriminatory patriarchal normative practices which prevent women from exercising their freedoms and rights
- Unavailability of conducive platforms and spaces to freely express views and associate with different power groups
- Systematic suppression of civic and political activism; limited knowledge
- Understanding and capacities of human right defenders; the lack of understanding on the intersectionality of gendered implications across social divides and weak law enforcement.
Actions of the project address areas identified under the National Human Rights Action Plan. Specifically, goals under freedoms and rights related to speech, expression, association, assembly, and conscience. It addresses objectives in the Women’s Charter that recognizes that gender equality and freedom from discrimination on the ground of sex is a fundamental right.
Project Background
Primary Objectives
To increase meaningful dialogue between local government women councilors, grassroots level CSOs and state officers by establishing a digital space in order to freely express their thoughts and suggestions on trending social issues experiences-based discrimination.
To create a virtually conducive space for project participants to share their experience, proposals, ideas, and stories.
Chrysalis is a Sri Lankan organization working to empower women and youth by fostering inclusive growth. With approximately 50 staff in 04 field locations, we are focused on creating inclusive businesses, promoting inclusive governance, addressing GBV and preparing communities to face emergencies and Disaster Risk Reduction. Chrysalis is committed to ensuring Gender Equality in all that we do and creating an environment which celebrates and embraces Diversity. Chrysalis is an affiliate of CARE International. More details about Chrysalis can be accessed from www.chrysaliscatalyz.com
All Chrysalis projects and initiatives aims to be Conflict sensitive, Gender transformative and invested in the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) processes to ensure organizational accountability towards project participants, stakeholders and donors while achieving the impact at scale to fulfil both national and global level commitments in all sectors.
TRANSFORM Objectives
OVERALL OBJECTIVE: To enhance democracy and human rights in northern Sri Lanka through promotion and protection of gender equality, human rights, fundamental freedoms, and justice
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: To enable 300 Women and100 men and strengthen 18 Shared Advocacy Platforms in 5 districts in Northern Sri Lanka to transform social norms and structural barriers that continue to perpetuate gender-based discrimination and violate human rights and fundamental freedoms.