Eastern Social Development Foundation (ESDF)
Date of establishement: 09-03-2010
Location/District: Batticaloa
Number of employees: 1-20
esdf.srilanka@gmail.com
Buhary Mohamed ML
Thematic Areas Of Work
Key Achievements
- Strengthened the responding mechanism of the governmental institutions for SGBV cases.
- Empowered 2000 vulnerable and marginalized women to defend their rights and claim justice for human rights violations.
- Developed 3 policies to protect women’s rights and promote gender equality in the Eastern Province
- Established 9 women’s networks in the Eastern Province to protect women’s rights and gender equality.
- Supported and claimed justice for 2300 women victims of SGBV in Batticaloa district.
Geographical Area Of Work
Eastern Province of Sri Lanka including Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee Districts
Key Beneficiaries
Vulnerable women and youth, marginalized women groups and religious minority groups
Projects
- Gender Equality and women empowerment
- Post-conflict peace-building and reconciliation
- Human rights
- Governance and rule of law
- Poverty alleviation
