Political Economy of Violence – Women’s Economic Relations in Sri Lanka
The video summarises and outlines the study conducted about women in Vettikadu who have been rolling beedis for over 50 years. The video also sheds light on the structural violence generated and sustained by political and economic relations and processes and their connections with gender, caste and class oppression.
Open Forum on Educational Inequalities – Stefanie Licht
Sri Lanka has had a history of educational policies driven towards providing universal access to education. However, a recent World Bank study quantified a 4.7-year learning gap for Sri Lankan students, revealing that schooling is not the same as learning in Sri Lanka. CEPA carried out a study titled “Educational Inequalities in Sri Lanka: National […]
Open Forum on Educational Inequalities in Sri Lanka – Vengadeshvaran Sarma
Sri Lanka has had a history of educational policies driven towards providing universal access to education. However, a recent World Bank study quantified a 4.7-year learning gap for Sri Lankan students, revealing that schooling is not the same as learning in Sri Lanka. CEPA carried out a study titled “Educational Inequalities in Sri Lanka: National […]
Open Forum on Educational Inequalities in Sri Lanka – Featuring Tushani Kalugalagedara
Sri Lanka has had a history of educational policies driven towards providing universal access to education. However, a recent World Bank study quantified a 4.7-year learning gap for Sri Lankan students, revealing that schooling is not the same as learning in Sri Lanka. CEPA carried out a study titled “Educational Inequalities in Sri Lanka: National […]
Sri Lanka’s Large-Scale Private Sector with Old and New Elephants in the Room
Vulnerable Groups and Land Issues in the North – Research Findings by CEPA
Gayathri Lokuge, Research Professional at CEPA, speaks to YaTV’s ‘Connections’ program on CEPA research findings on vulnerable groups and land issues in the North.
2017 as the Year for Poverty Alleviation – Inaugural National Consultation
CEPA convened a national-level consultation to build synergies between a variety of different stakeholders whose interests and expertise lie in poverty alleviation and related subjects. In this inaugural consultation, CEPA invited a selected group of policy makers, researchers and practitioners with the aim of identifying strategies for research policy intervention and programming. The consultation brought […]
Developing Sustainable Energy Goals in Sri Lanka
Karin Fernando was the Speaker at the session “Developing Sustainable Energy Goals in Sri Lanka” organised by the Centre for Poverty Analysis and the Energy Forum, held in Colombo on 20 February 2014. Energy has been acknowledged as a key issue in the post 2015 Development Agenda and there is an effort to include Sustainable […]