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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, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance, Poverty

A Tragedy of Errors – Heading for a Food Crisis

A food shortage brewing for several weeks, coupled with a stagnant economy and indecision, has pushed Sri Lanka to the brink of a crippling crisis. It is ironic that Sri Lanka, which…

Chandrasena Maliyadde Chandrasena Maliyadde on 10/16/202103/22/2022
Colombo, Culture, Economy, Poverty

The Great Divide

There are photographs being shared on social media of charitable visits that are being made to elders’ homes. Some of the visitors are not wearing masks, an omission constituting criminal negligence during…

Devika Brendon and Crystal Koelmeyer Devika Brendon and Crystal Koelmeyer on 09/28/2021
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Child Trafficking: Responding to a Complex Phenomenon

The recent incidents of sexual and economic exploitation of children have sparked many protests and a public outcry targeting the failure of the State to ensure justice to children and their families.…

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 07/30/202107/30/2021
Colombo, Development, Economy, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Hidden and Discounted: Child Labour in Tea and Tourism

In the South Asian region, Sri Lanka is a success story when it comes to tackling child labour. The widely prevalent forms of child labour in the 1990s and before, such as…

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 06/12/202106/12/2021
Economy, Gender, Human Rights, Post-War, Poverty

Repayment and Relief: Addressing microfinance debt in Sri Lanka

Nadaraja Devakrishnan stumbled on the gravity of the microfinance debt issue purely by chance. He was attempting to begin community gardening in a small village, to respond to rising cases of CKDu…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 04/10/201904/10/2019
Development, Human Rights, Issues, Poverty

“Our Request – Rs. 1000” | On the Wage Negotiations For Estate Workers

For five days, estate workers have been holding a hunger strike in front of the Fort railway station, asking for a Rs. 1000 basic wage. Currently, the workers receive Rs. 500 as…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/22/2018
Issues, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Poverty

A Culture of Dependency

The following article is a translation of a story by our sister site examining the exploitative practises of microfinance companies based in the North and East, which are causing fresh trauma for…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 06/03/201806/03/2018
Development, Gender, Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Poverty

Conflict-Affected Women in Sri Lanka – Still Waiting For Answers

There has been a marked increase in female-headed households in the North and East of the country as a consequence of the war in Sri Lanka concluded in 2009. Women in Sri…

Rajani Iqbal Rajani Iqbal on 05/18/2018
Development, Human Rights, Issues, Poverty

The Story of a Man who Built Five Cinemas: Combating the Culture of Poverty

The story of Veerappa Alagoo and his family is also that of one the most disadvantaged and discriminated against among the major communities of this island. Alagoo’s story relates to a minor…

Devanesan Nesiah Devanesan Nesiah on 04/09/201804/09/2018
Colombo, Development, Economy, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Poverty

Vijay Nagaraj: Contributions to public discourse in many guises

Vijay Nagaraj, who passed away in a tragic car accident in August, was someone I interacted with for around six years. We didn’t meet regularly, yet when we did, we carried on…

Sanjana Hattotuwa Sanjana Hattotuwa on 12/08/201712/08/2017
Development, Issues, Politics and Governance, Poverty

The Budget and the Inequality Crisis

Gintota is a grim warning. The abyss is still with us. We remain a country where a private dispute can be interpreted as a religious issue and used to ignite a violent…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 11/19/2017
Colombo, Development, Economy, Gender, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Unpaid Care Work: The Overlooked Barrier in Women’s Economic Empowerment

Photograph via video produced by Institute of Development Studies There is broad consensus that women’s empowerment underpins the success of the new 2030 Agenda for Development (also known as the Sustainable Development Goals).…

Anarkalee Perera Anarkalee Perera on 09/15/2017
Human Rights, International Relations, Issues, Poverty

Modi’s visit to the central hills brings welcome attention to a marginalised community

Last Friday (12 May) Sri Lankans living in the central hills lined its narrow streets to catch a glimpse of that Indian tea-seller who rose to become the Prime Minister of India.…

Ayesha Zuhair Ayesha Zuhair on 05/16/201705/16/2017
Colombo, Development, Economy, Features, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Three scenarios for Sri Lanka’s future: Lecture by Razeen Sally

An expected economic take-off has not happened two years into the change of government says Prof. Razeen Sally, chairman of the Institute of Policy studies in Sri Lanka. Delivering a public lecture…

Advocata Advocata on 01/03/201701/03/2017

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