Citizen Engagement Towards Democracy

For over 31 years, ISD has been advocating for the rights of the plantation community by raising awareness and facilitating their efforts to demand their rights. In the meantime, it has conducted research and studies to support the lobbying and advocacy process to win the rights of the recently migrated plantation community in Sri Lanka. Since 2007, ISD has collaborated with BftW to implement projects in the plantation community that focus on raising awareness of rights and lobbying and advocacy to influence changes in government acts and policies. ISD believes that strengthening the community is crucial for pressuring the government and policymakers to recognize the plantation community as equal citizens of the country.
The specific objectives aim to

• The plantation community in the project working area received government infrastructure projects and services from local government authorities
• Improved social, political and economic rights of women and youth of the project locations
• Plantation communities engaged in climate change adaptation and mitigation of environmental hazards and enjoy environmental justice