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Date(s) - 15/06/2025
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Minority Rights Group
Deadline for Applications: 15 June 2025, 17.00 GMT
Duration of the Project: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2026
Brief outline of Project:
This European Union-funded programme seeks to protect human rights and democracy in Sri Lanka by achieving full inclusion of minorities, particularly women and youth, in electoral processes. It aims to empower communities to influence electoral reform, enhance public debate on political participation, and build capacities for inclusive governance.
Implemented across six districts—Batticaloa and Trincomalee (Eastern Province), Nuwara Eliya (Central Province), Puttalam (Northwestern Province), Monaragala (Uva Province), and Mannar (Northern Province)—the programme engaged directly with 150 minority women and 150 minority youth from these provinces. It also targeted 30 election commission and government officials, 50 politicians, and 50 journalists, including 20 from minority women and youth backgrounds, to ensure a broad-based and inclusive approach.
We support national and local civil society actors and their initiatives designed to improve electoral inclusion, counter discrimination, and expand political participation. More specifically, we:
• Strengthen grassroots and regional minority networks to advocate for electoral inclusion,
monitor discriminatory practices, and campaign for policy reform.
• Provide capacity-building trainings for women, youth, and persons with disabilities to increase
their confidence and ability to participate in electoral and political processes.
• Engage in sustained advocacy with political parties, election officials, and government
representatives, while amplifying community-led narratives for electoral reform through
research, media products, and public campaigns.
• Facilitate partnerships and provide subgrants to community-based organisations (CBOs) to
lead outreach campaigns, voter education, and policy dialogue.
See ToR for full information