COALITION OF CIVIL SOCIETY PROGRAMME
Although the CHRD was established exclusively to legal services to the political victims, the country situation, revealed the focus of CHRD could be expanded to wider horizons and therefore, introduced the Coalition of Civil Society Programme to bring state sector and civil society closer to promote justice and good governance through campaign and advocacy, human rights awareness training and capacity building of NGOs, and CBOs working in the North, East and plantation sectors. And also data collection and documentation, dissemination of information by way of publications and website and networking with NGOs, CBOs and civil society activists locally and overseas. A number of activities are taking place under the following components of the programme.
Empowerment & Capacity Building of the Civil Society to promote Justice & Good Governance through Human Rights based Intervention
COALITION FOR CIVIL SOCIETY 2007
In 2007, public seminars titled ‘Coalition for Civil Society’ were held in Kantale, Mannar, Hatton, Nuwaraeliya, Ampara, Vavuniya and Batticaloa, Kalmunai, Trincomalee, Bandarawela and Colombo. A total of 800 participants from NGOs, CBOs and civil society groups participated in the programme.
A Participatory Rural Appraisal training workshop for 12 activists from 06 districts (It was not possible to bring down 02 selected activists from Jaffna to Colombo because of the movement restrictions imposed by the government) was conducted June 23 2007 at the CHRD office in Colombo.
Public seminar in Kantale on May 26, 2007 at the Vigneswaran Vidyalaya Hall (57 participants)
Public seminar in Mannar on June 2, 2007 at the Divisional Secretariat Auditorium (26 activists)
Public seminar in Hatton on June 9, 2007 at the CIDA Resource Centre (92 participants)
Public seminar at Ampara on June 16, 2007 at the D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya Auditorium (57 participants)
Public Seminar in Vavuniya on July 14, 2007 (20 Participants) and Public seminar in Nuwaraeliya on June 10,
2007 at the Gamini Vidyalya hall (32 participants)
Seminar held in Batticaloa on July 17, 2007 at the Public Library Auditorium (132 participants)
Current situation of the Muslim community in the Eastern province
The Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) organized a discussion for the Muslim community in the Eastern province to highlight issues faced by them following the liberation of Eastern province by the State. The meeting was held on August 5, 2007 at the CHRD auditorium in Colombo. CHRD was the first organization to initiate such a meeting since liberating East.
Seminar held in Jaffna Town on August 28, 2007 (40 participants)
Seminar held in Kalmunai on September 1, 2007 (66 participants)
Seminar held in Karavetti (Jaffna District) on September 14, 2007
Seminar held in Uduvil (Jaffna District) on September 17, 2007
Seminar held in Kayts (Jaffna District) on September 26, 2007
Seminar held in Nuwaraeliya on November 25, 2007 at the Cooperative Holiday Home (46 participants)
Seminar held in Bandarawela (Uva Province) on December 8, 2007 at the Flower Corner Hall (30 participants)
UN Human Rights Day Programme
A cultural programme was held in the Trincomalee district to celebrate the UN Human Rights Day on December 10, 2007 at the Town Hall.
Coalition of Civil Society - Trincomalee
Coalition of Civil Society -
Nuwaraeliya
Coalition of Civil Society - Kalmunai
Seminars held in the Jaffna
District
Muslims in the East - Discussion
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION AND CBO MANAGEMENT 2005
During theis period the CHRD is carried out a programme tiled social mobilization & CBO Management, a capacity building training programmes for local NGOs and CBOs (Community Based Organizations) in the North, East and plantation sector. Training includes CBO Management, Social Mobilization and Human Rights Awareness Raising.
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