UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

Purpose

The project will contribute to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in Sri Lanka by improving the provision of a safe, accountable, inclusive gender-responsive justice system and services for victims-survivors, and by reducing harmful socio-cultural attitudes and practices that increase SGBV and stigmatize victims/survivors. The project will take into consideration evolving needs of women and girls in the current crisis context in Sri Lanka .The three main activity areas: will be 1) supporting the rights of SGBV victims/survivors to access a gender-responsive justice system through inclusive and gender-sensitive capacity building for justice sector institutions, including courts, lawyers, and government line ministries, and other state actors 2) enhancing the participation and decision-making of women and girls in the improvement of gender-responsive, inclusive services provided by women's rights organizations for victims/survivors of SGBV, and 3) supporting activities that reduce harmful cultural barriers to women and girl's full enjoyment of their rights.