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Canadian help to address violence against women

The Canadian Government and the people through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has contributed to make a difference in the Sri Lankan society in addressing its development priorities.

Canadian High Commissioner Valerie Raymond made the first financial contribution to the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) in support of the project titled 'Strengthening combined community and Police action in addressing Violence Against Women' last month.

Dr. Wijaya Jayatilleke, Director of SLFI, received the cheque on behalf of SLFI. The total contribution to the project is Rs. 1,643,000 and the duration is one year.

The project will focus on 'Violence Against Women' and will aim at improving and strengthening the dialogue between community groups and the police. One component of the project is to seek technical assistance and benefits from lessons learned and practices from the Victim Crisis Unit (VCU) of the Ottawa Regional Police and selected officials of the Sri Lanka Police.

The other Sri Lankan partner in the project is Rajarata Apada Sahana Sevawa (RASS) in Anuradhapura. CIDA's 'Shakti' project has a commitment of more than five years on issues related to Violence Against Women (VAW), women in the economy, women in politics, and mainstreaming gender sensitivity through training and awareness. In its overall project life, to date, Shakti has supported 91 projects in these focus areas.

CIDA and SLFI have worked together to deliver training programmes on gender awareness and a diploma course in journalism and communications.

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