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Pandemic

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Colombo, Economy, Pandemic, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Coping with Regional Disparities in Services During a Pandemic

The access to and distribution of public services have a history of uneven and unequal distribution across geographies due to scarce resources, contextual factors and competing interests. This disparity is most visible…

Nadhiya Najab Nadhiya Najab on 10/31/202110/31/2021
Colombo, Education, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

Digital Education During COVID-19

Photo courtesy of Centre for Poverty Analysis Education is often seen as a way out of poverty, increasing opportunities to earn, contribute to society and improve one’s status. Sri Lanka’s education sector,…

Karin Fernando Karin Fernando on 10/30/202110/30/2021
Colombo, Development, Economy, Pandemic, Politics and Governance, Poverty

The Impact of COVID-19 on Peace and Poverty in Asia

Photo courtesy of Centre for Poverty Analysis The 2030 agenda for sustainable development encompasses a transformational vision for a world free of poverty and hunger through its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…

Minuri Perera Minuri Perera on 10/29/202110/29/2021
Colombo, Development, Economy, Pandemic, Poverty

Four Stylised Facts about Covid-19 Impacts in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is reputed for having the highest human development indicators in South Asia as early as the 1970s through notable social spending relative to its per capita income. The end of…

Ganeshan Wignaraja Ganeshan Wignaraja on 10/25/202110/25/2021
Colombo, Districts, Economy, Pandemic, Poverty

Time to Dismantle Structures of Inequality

Today is International Day for Poverty Alleviation Sunila is a single mother living in a remote village in southern Sri Lanka with her three children. She occupies a dilapidated house and earns…

Nedha de Silva Nedha de Silva on 10/17/202110/17/2021
Colombo, COVID-19, Healthcare, Pandemic

Covid-19 and the Serious Toll on Mental Health

Fear, isolation, depression, anxiety, financial worries and domestic tension due to the Covid-19 pandemic are some of the factors taking a serious toll on mental health in countries around the world. Researchers…

Groundviews Groundviews on 10/10/202110/10/2021
Districts, Memorialisation, Pandemic

The Sri Lanka COVID-19 Memorial

It proves a firm reminder of the magnitude of loss and it is the realisation behind the creation of a digital space of memorialisation and remembrance for those Sri Lanka has lost…

Groundviews Groundviews on 10/06/202110/27/2021
Colombo, Healthcare, Pandemic

Coping with Dementia

The world is ageing fast. Today there are 703 million people aged 65 or older; by 2050 the number will rise to 1.5 billion. According to population estimates and projections from UN…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 10/01/2021
Colombo, Healthcare, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

COVID-19: Facing the Shifting Policy Priorities

Sri Lanka is emerging from another wave of COVID-19 and there is a sense of uncertainty that surrounds us. While Sri Lanka’s notable success of vaccinating its population at record speed with…

Shashika Bandara Shashika Bandara on 09/27/202109/27/2021
Colombo, Development, Economy, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

Pandemic and Beyond: Replacing the Old Normal

Before the current lockdown, the Sri Lankan government asked its employees to come back to work in early August but the escalation of the pandemic and a new lockdown put a halt…

Nipuna Kumbalathara Nipuna Kumbalathara on 09/24/2021
Advocacy, Anuradhapura, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, Moneragala, Pandemic

Adding Fuel to the Fire: The Dramatic Rise in Domestic Violence During COVID-19

A global rise in the cases of domestic violence (DV) has been observed during the COVID-19 pandemic and sustained periods of lockdown owing to the pandemic. Several factors including tension created by…

Chamathka Ratnayake and Tarangee Mutucumarana Chamathka Ratnayake and Tarangee Mutucumarana on 09/22/202110/09/2021
Colombo, Human Rights, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

Using Covid-19 to Crush Dissent

Citizens participate in the democratic process by electing their representatives but in the five or so years between elections, peaceful protests serve as a tool to ensure that these representatives remain accountable….

Khyati Wikramanayake Khyati Wikramanayake on 09/16/202109/16/2021
Education, Human Rights, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

Ensuring Access to Education in Difficult Circumstances

Today is International Day to Protect Education from Attack The United Nations General Assembly by Resolution 74/275 established the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, which falls annually on 9 September….

Randev de Alwis Senal Senevirathne and Vidhurinda Samaraweera Randev de Alwis Senal Senevirathne and Vidhurinda Samaraweera on 09/09/202109/09/2021
Colombo, Healthcare, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

Stigma Related to COVID-19 Threatens to Divide Humanity Further

The global spread of COVID-19 has been accompanied by a deeply troubling rise of stigma. Stigma related to COVID-19 included stereotyping, blaming and ostracizing groups or individuals that were infected or associated…

Shashika Bandara and Raphael Lencucha Shashika Bandara and Raphael Lencucha on 08/31/202109/02/2021
Development, Districts, Environment, Farming & Agriculture, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

Realistic or just Rhetoric? The Ban on Chemical Fertilizer

In early 2021, a survey conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute, found that farmers faced food insecurity as a result of the measures that had been put into place to…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 08/27/202103/22/2022

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