Chartering Our Future / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LGBTQTA - Social Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 26th January 2026
Contrary to narratives women were never thought “inferior” – these are narratives that seek to demean women. Ancient cultures, civilizations and religions defined women as giving life, moral order, continuity and balance –...
This is not a debate about technology. It is a record of decisions taken without consent. Sri Lanka’s digital education reforms are being presented to parents as inevitable, progressive, and already approved. They...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 19th January 2026
To:The Chairman and MembersElection Commission of Sri Lanka Subject: Objection to Calling for Premature Suggestions on Overseas Voting and Opposition to Granting Online Voting Rights to Sri Lankan Citizens Residing Abroad ...
The world’s greatest civilizations and iconic structures—temples, irrigation systems, cities, monuments, philosophies, sciences, and legal systems—were not built through digital learning, artificial intelligence, or machines. They were built through the full use of the human...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LGBTQTA - Social Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd December 2025
Appeal to Sri Lanka’s Judiciary: Respectful Submission on the Legal Status of SOGI-Related International Guidelines and Ratified Treaties in Gender-Based violence Law Your Ladyships / Lordships, This submission seeks judicial guidance on...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th December 2025
Sri Lanka is in shock. Never before in our history has all 25 districts been affected at once. We are in national mourning. The resilience of our people has been unwavering. As a...
Chartering Our Future / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st December 2025
Sri Lanka stands at a crossroads. At a time when hundreds of our own people have died, thousands are displaced, and entire villages lie in ruins from catastrophic floods and landslides, the Government’s...
Education / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LGBTQTA - Social Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th November 2025
What is ITGSE? ITGSE = International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, developed by: UNESCO(lead agency) UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, UNAIDS UNESCO, UNFPA and UNICEF classify ITGSE as the international benchmark for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE),...
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education and political leadership have publicly announced that new “sexuality-education” and “life-skills/health-wellbeing” reforms will be rolled out across schools. At the same time, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNICEF, and WHO —...
Despite Sri Lanka facing pressing challenges in health, protection, and social services for its overwhelming majority of biological males and females, UNFPA Sri Lanka’s gender policies and programs prioritize a tiny, hidden population...
