The project removes barriers to access to menstrual necessities and hygiene management education, while breaking the unbreakable myths and stigma. Poor menstrual hygiene remains a neglected issue in Sri Lanka. More than 3.9 million menstruating women and girls in Sri Lanka are excluded, stigmatised, shamed and living with no solution in accessibility to menstrual hygiene…
The Bamboo Canopy and Alternative Timber (BCAT) Project focuses on growing bamboo and promoting sustainable management and harvesting practices in Sri Lanka. Land degradation and depletion of forest cover in Sri Lanka is a severe issue. Degraded land has serious adverse impacts on the environment, including soil erosion and quality depletion, local water losses and…
Lockdown procedures imposed to protect the community against the rapid growth of COVID-19, young children are at risk for developing depressive and anxious symptoms. We delivered 3 online coaching sessions from October to 7 November in 2020, specially designed to address the anxiety and psychological issues faced by young children in the UK at the…
‘Against Floods’ a community group established by Research for Development Innovations CIC & Ven K Ariyarathana in London in collaboration with ‘ Lanka Matha Foundation’ and Medical Officer of Health (MOH) of Anuradhapura Sri Lanka , donated (school books, pens, pencils, lunch boxes and water bottles ) worth of Rs 3000 to pupils who are…
One of the simple strategies implement everywhere in the world to resist the spreading of coronavirus is wash the hands in running water with soap for at least 20 seconds. But in many parts of the world, access to clean water is not guaranteed. According to the WHO/UNICEF 2019, nearly 2.2 billion people of the…
Poor and marginalized will be the hardest hit communities during the coronavirus outbreak. In Sri Lanka, the government has enforced lockdown procedures and a strict curfew nationwide since 20 March 2020 as a prevention measure against the COVID – 19 pandemic. Under these circumstances, people those who worked for daily wage has become unemployed and out…
Understanding of emerging and future water security issues and conducting research to provide evidence of solutions is a global need. We at ReDI aims to improve water security for the poor while supporting to reach Sustainable Development Goal 6 and related targets, through community based water management, a well-known approach used in rural water resources…
At present more than 60% of the households in Sri Lanka use firewood for cooking. Use of firewood for cooking is higher in rural areas (77%) and in estate sector (86%) in Sri Lanka. A project has been initiated for the promotion of alternative energy for cooking within rural communities in Sri Lanka. Apart from…
Poverty rate is rising in many cities in developing countries, and city residents face difficulties in securing fresh food. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the urban poor in developing countries, spend 60% or more of their income on food. Over the recent years there has been growing interest to strengthen and intensify…
According to World Health Organization, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Sri Lanka cause more than75% of total deaths. NCDs has now become a serious public health issue in Sri Lanka and fuelled by tobacco use, unhealthy diet, harmful use of alcohol and physical inactivity. Consumption of salt is two to three times higher than recommended quantity….
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