Youth Leaders in Sri Lanka use Documentaries to Gi...
Young changemakers in Sri Lanka are using short documentaries as an advocacy tool to shed light on challenges faced by…
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IRI Organizes Gatherings as the World Begins to Op...
Although nightlife, hugging, and even seeing grandparents dried up during pandemic lockdowns, democracy, of course, never went away. Though for…
Bringing Pride Month to Northern Sri Lanka...
Pride month often seems like a joyous celebration in the big cities of the world, but it is also an…
Building Inclusive Democracies: Priorities and Cha...
When groups and individuals are excluded from the democratic process or the wider civic life of their country, the quality…
Joint IRI/NDI International Election Observation M...
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Today, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) international pre-election assessment delegation…
Bridging the Digital Civic Engagement Divide...
A staggering 52 percent of people around the world lack basic Internet access. While a variety of tech firms and…
Democracy Returns to Paradise: Why The Maldives E...
In early February 2018, the Maldives descended into political chaos as President Abdulla Yameen used a state of emergency to…
Empowering Female Councilors in Sri Lanka...
In 1960, the island nation of Sri Lanka made history when Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first female prime minister.…
Religion, Violence and Democracy
In our increasingly tumultuous world, a wide range of political ideologies, belief systems and religious expressions are being coopted for…
Local Government Elections a Test for Sri Lanka’s ...
Sri Lanka is just days away from carrying out the largest electoral exercise in the country’s history. Nearly 16 million…
Being Restless For Change In A World That Labels Y...
Moving from protest to policy is not easy at a time when the biggest problem we’re all facing is lack…
Sri Lanka’s Democracy Strengthened Through Respons...
In February, I relocated to Sri Lanka from Burma to become the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Resident Program Director. Since…