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May 31, 2021

Colombo – Oxfam in Sri Lanka and ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency International) in collaboration with the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives will virtually launch the report “Health and Life Experiences of the Ambagamuwa DS Division: A Gender-based Study” (HLEAD) on the 4th of June, 2021. The report […]

January 8, 2021

Steeped in irrational stigma, the topic of menstruation is often considered taboo in even the more educated circles in Sri Lanka. As a result of the cultural shame attached to the subject (period shaming), the underlying dilemma of accessibility to education on proper menstrual hygiene is not given the platform for discussion it deserves. Women […]

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Virtual Launch: The ACCEND Project produces Trilingual Gender-based report on Health and Life Experiences in Sri Lanka’s Plantation Sector, in partnership with ADRA, Oxfam and the European Union.

The Body Shop launches campaign with Oxfam; invites customers to join fight against period poverty in Sri Lanka