Our Projects: Past and Present
More Than Twenty Years of Community-Led Change
Since its establishment in 2004, ECDIC has designed and implemented programs addressing some of Sri Lanka's most complex development and human rights challenges. Working primarily in the Ratnapura District and surrounding plantation regions, our interventions integrate humanitarian assistance, human rights, governance, health, education, gender equality, environmental sustainability and community resilience.
Key Areas of Work
Human Rights and Access to Justice
- Legal aid and human rights education
- Prevention of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking
- Documentation of human rights violations
- Protection of vulnerable and marginalized communities
Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
- Prevention of sexual and gender-based violence
- Women's leadership development
- Community women's societies
- Economic empowerment and social protection
Child Protection and Education
- Child rights promotion
- Prevention of child labour
- School disaster preparedness
- Education access for vulnerable children