Activities Overview

The Institute of Social Development has been lobbying and advocating for equitable rights and justice for the Malaiyaga Thamilar community since its inception in 1991. The Institute of Social Development has executed a wide range of awareness programs to empower the marginalized Malaiyaga Thamilar community.

 

 

The Malaiyagam 200 event organized by the Institute of Social Development commemorated the 200 years history of the Malaiyaga Thamilar (Hill Country Tamil), from May 19 to 21, 2023, in Nuwara Eliya. The Malaiyagam 200 event intended to enlighten the national and international communities about the plight of the Malayaga Thamilar in order to foster solidarity in their struggle for justice. The event was an enlightening and exciting experience, featuring an exhibition of historical documents, art, culture, and social fabric of the Malaiyaga Thamilar. The community’s contribution to the social, economic, and political fabric of Sri Lanka was highlighted during the event.

Women Empowerment

Women empowerment is fundamental to overcome most of the sociocultural and political issues in the plantation as same as in any vulnerable societies.

Governance

Poverty persists when poor people have little control over the forces that affect them, and lack the knowledge, opportunities and confidence to speak up for themselves.

Increasing Resilience

While we have formed the disaster management committees to quickly respond when disaster strikes, we also focus on strengthening the capacity of poor people in order to absorb shocks.

Sustainable Peace

Empowering Community on Coexistence and Reconciliation through awareness.

Ratify C190

In this context the ILO declared a Convention on to address workplace sexual harassment in 2019.