Online workshop “Ongoing Crisis Situation in Sri Lanka to explore the roles of civil society in mitigating emerging challenges”
Date & time: June 16, 2022 14:00-16:00 (JST) Format: Online (Zoom)
Participants: 18 Participants (AHI alumni and their working partners)
Objective
1) To understand the current socio-economic and political situation in Sri Lanka
-how has this disrupted normal life in the country,
-what were the structural causes, policy mistakes, which led to the present crisis.
-what challenges do we foresee further.
2) To explore the roles of the civil society and the government to overcome this situation?
3) To explore the lessons for other countries to learn from Sri Lanka crisis and actions should be taken by each/in solidarity
Organizing team members
Pradeep (NAFSO, ILDC 2015)
Francis (NAFSO, ILDC 1995)
Jesu (NAFSO, ILDC 2010)
Raajan (NAFSO)
Wasantha (VOICE, ILDC 2015)
Ruwan (VOICE, ILDC 2019)
Siva (HDO, ILDC 1997)
Loges (HDO, ILDC 2005)
Darshi (HDO)
Presentation
Overall situation in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka- We are in a top of a volcano”
(Pradeep)
Sectoral specifics - what we are doing with people
Farmers
(Shamil Rathnasooriya, MONLAR)
Free trade/Garment workers
(P.K.Chamila Thushari, Dabidu Collective)
Discussion
Responding to the questions and comments raised by the participants, plenary discussion on the possible roles to mitigate the given challenges was held. They raised ideas of possible actions that people as well as NGOs (AHI alumni) can work on together.
Future action
Organizing team is planning actions for short-term issues. Discussion for long term issues will also be followed.
