Independent Sri Lankan think tank on poverty and development

Sri Lankan Youth and Radicalisation. Advocacy, Engagement and Social Change

Under the research project Co-creating Alternative Narratives: Mobilising Youth for Social Change. Consolidating Youth Voice to Counter New Forms of Violence through Alternative Communication Tools, the project aims to identify new forms of violence arising in post-war Sri Lanka by enhancing voices of Sri Lankan youth, particularly by developing capacities of youth groups and networks […]

Keeping the Unions Alive

By Prashanthi Jayasekara On 18 May 2015 It is no coincidence that the labour movement has waned, as neoliberal economic policies have gained ground in Sri Lanka. Apathy among many young people towards the labour movement is one reason for this. According to the National Youth Survey (2013), 92 percent of working youth do not […]