The project uses Search’s flagship Youth 360 approach, which aims to create a new culture of engagement between the international community and young people working in the peacebuilding space. In taking this approach, the project aims to reverse traditional power dynamics and put power in the hands of young women leaders. The project will therefore target those young women who may not have been exposed to traditional peacebuilding tools, such as joint conflict analyses, preventive action plans, and interest-based advocacy, as well as the overlooked majority of grassroots youth groups that are often relatively informal but make critical contributions to peace and security. Young people care about these issues, but their representation in peacebuilding and governance is often limited, particularly for women and ethnic or religious minorities. The program works with emerging young women and communities in Ampara, Puttalam, Batticaloa, and Kurunegala.Īlthough the war in Sri Lanka ended 11 years ago, the country is experiencing a fragile peace, with mistrust between communities exacerbated by the Easter Sunday Attacks. The project will support emerging women leaders with mentoring and networking, as well as providing small grants for peacebuilding interventions within their communities.
In 2020, Search Sri Lanka started the ‘Young Women as Drivers of Peace: Providing 360° Support to Emerging Women Leaders’ project.
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