Study / Research

• Gender Audit of CEDAW Provisions
  
  This is a review of policies and programmes that are in place to implement CEDAW provisions pertaining to laws, health, education and employment using the indicators developed in an earlier programme by CENWOR.
  
  Keywords: CEDAW: gender audit


• Gender, Status and Empowerment: A Study of Women Factory Workers in Sri Lanka
  
  This study is of women factory workers in three Export Processing Zones - Katunayake, Biyagama and Koggala and in three Industrial Estates Sitawaka, Kandy (Pallakele) Industrial park and Wathupitiwala. Information is being gathered through 2400 interviews in the six locations, 20 key stakeholder and six focus group discussions.
  
  This study is a collaborative undertaking funded by the Centre for Social Research at Edith Cowan University. The project commenced in May 2008 and is scheduled to be completed in June 2010.
  
  Keywords: Factory workers; female workers; free trade zone; industrial estates; gender empowerment; social empowerment


• A Study on Domestic Violence in Different Socio Economic Groups in Selected Areas of Sri Lanka
  
  The focus of the study is on the prevalence of domestic violence among non poor families and the locations in the districts of Colombo, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, Vavuniya, Ampara and Batticaloa. The methodology for data collection include household based interviews, case studies, focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
  
  Keywords: domestic violence; Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, Vavuniya, Ampara and Batticaloa; non poor families


• School Participation in Selected Conflict affected and Other Districts in Sri Lanka
  
  The study assesses the extent of access to schooling and the quality of schooling in eight districts: Colombo (a developed district), Matara (tsunami affected), Moneragala (economically and educationally disadvantaged), Nuwara Eliya (plantations), Batticaloa and Ampara (conflict and tsunami affected) and Jaffna and Vavuniya (conflict affected). A sample of ten schools was selected in each district, representing the urban and rural environment, and the four types of schools–IAB, IC, 2 and 3.
  
  The study is sponsored by Save the Children, Sri Lanka.
  
  Keywords: school participation; conflict affected areas; tsunami affected areas; Matara; Moneragala ; Nuwara Eliya (plantations); Batticaloa; Ampara; Jaffna; Vavuniya


• Empowering Women through Microfinance: as Entrepreneurs or as Conduits of Credit?
  
  The study seeks to ascertain whether micro enterprise loans taken by women are used to own and run their own businesses or businesses owned and run by male members of their family and to examine the extent to which women are able to exercise control over the profits of such enterprises as well as the determinants of such control and empowerment. The study is located in the Kurunegala district.
  
  The study is sponsored by NORAD.
  
  Keywords: micro finance; women entrepreneurs; women’s empowerment; enterprise management;

• Training of Pre School Teachers to Teach English with a Focus on Gender: Phase II
  
  Evaluation of the pre school teacher training action programme carried out under the first phase of this project and the development and publication of pre school gender modules.
  
  Keywords: evaluation; English language training; pre school teachers


• The End of Project Review of “Centre for Hope and Healing in Batticaloa”
  
  A review of the project “Centre for Hope and Healing in Batticaloa”, which was implemented by the YWCA of Sri Lanka.
  
  Keywords: evaluation; YWCA; Batticaloa