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Activity under preparation Promoting Circular Economy in the Food Sector The Action is part of EU¿s response to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and will contribute to promotion of a circular economy in the food sector.In response to the economic and food crisis in the short and medium-term, the Action will support initiatives that increase food availability for vulnerable people through more efficient distribution channels/mechanisms avoiding food waste and/or convert food waste into much needed farming inputs (organic fertiliser, animal feed, ¿) at a time these inputs are experiencing severe shortages on the market.The first specific objective will be to increase recovery, processing and supply of edible and safe food surplus and/or waste for the benefit of vulnerable consumers and/or food producers. In order to achieve this objective, with regards to sustainable reuse of food surplus and reduction of food waste, technical support and legal frameworks for standards and safe food reuse practices will be needed, and collaborative efforts and innovative models by the private sector and civil society encouraged (i.e. food banks, social supermarkets) and public-private partnerships explored. Mechanisms will also be put in place to use food waste for animal feed through enhanced segregation, and conversion into organic fertilisers, thereby promoting organic agriculture[1].In the longer-term, the second specific objective will be to enhance effectiveness of the sustainable production, distribution and consumption models related to food waste and single use plastic food packaging. This will contribute to EU¿s longer-term objectives aiming at reducing the impact on the environment and on climate change since food production, but also plastic packaging, transportation and disposal all contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. It will also contribute to reducing the negative impact of unsustainable plastic packaging on human and animal health and the environment. In order to achieve these objectives, businesses in the food industry will be encouraged to offer new products and services to reduce food waste by improving food stock management and to replace single use plastic in packaging based on innovation and technology. In this regard, different technical and vocational skills will be required and developed through the programme, leading to new employment opportunities. Access to sustainable finance and investment for new ¿greener¿ and circular production and services will be facilitated through a matching grant scheme.Awareness raising campaigns and incentives for consumer behaviour change will play an important role to ensure a transition towards more sustainable consumption, while Government policies and legal frameworks that need to be developed and implemented for a transformation to take place will be addressed mainly under EU¿s Green Policy Dialogue Facility approved under annual action programme (AAP) 2021.
Support to the recovery of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) and promote community-led sustainable tourism (Sri Lanka Less Travelled) in the Uva and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka Contract related to: Support to the recovery of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) and promote community-led sustainable tourism (Sri Lanka Less Travelled) in the Uva and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka - The proposed action targets the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the districts of Monaragala, Badulla in Uva Province and Nuwara Eliya and Matale in the Central Province.  The main objective ''supporting the transition from early recovery or socio-economic backwardness to more sustainable development in lagging districts, or to further consolidate emerging sustainable development, in a limited number of selected districts.
Women-led Human Rights Promotion The Overall Objective is to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Sri Lanka and the Specific Objective is Strengthen women-led promotion and protection of the freedoms of a) expression and information, b) assembly and association and c) thought, conscience and religion, in Sri Lanka. The Intermediate Outcomes are:1.Womens groups are empowered to lead awareness-raising campaigns for informing public opinion and lobby key decision makers on fundamental freedoms.2.Women-led activities sensitize communities and lobby local and national government authorities to help promote and defend the citizens fundamental freedoms.3.The youth display an increased understanding of the role that freedom of thought, conscience and religion, play in building a peaceful and pluralistic society.
BRIDGE: Bridging Communities to Protect Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms <p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Overall Objective: </strong>To create a conducive environment in which human rights and fundamental freedoms, of women, youth and marginalized communities, are respected and protected.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Specific Objective: </strong>To enable and empower 200 women and youth (CSO&nbsp;and&nbsp;political) leaders, and 100 Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and build solidarity amongst 15 people¿s forums to promote peaceful, inclusive, and resilient communities&nbsp;in</p><p class="ql-align-justify">5 districts in Northern Sri Lanka.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Outcome 1:</strong> To enhance support and deepen engagement with 200 women and youth leaders and 100 HRDs to facilitate and lead political and economic transformation and challenge the structural constraints that exclude women and youth.</p><p><strong>Outcome 2: </strong>To promote collective action and solidarity, improve access to legal and other support services for women and youth leaders and HRDs and promote awareness and appreciation of human rights including gender equality through digital innovation and responsible social media access and use.&nbsp;</p>
Mundeni Aru basin development projec Contract related to: Mundeni Aru basin development projec - The objective of AIF is to promote additional investments and key infrastructure with the priority focus on climate-change related and green investments
Activity under preparation Strengthening the Sri Lankan civil society as actors of development and governance The overall objective of this action is to strengthen Sri Lankan CSO as actors of governance and development.Specific objective 1: Enhance organisational, advocacy, networking, protection and project management capacities of civil society organisations with a dedicated focus on local/community-based organisations operating in the most difficult environments as well as on women, youth and persons with disabilities' associationsSpecific objective 2: Implement a small grants facility in order to increase CSO capacities to respond to socio-economic challenges and provide human-rights based service deliverySpecific objective 3: Establish and maintain an inclusive structured dialogue, in order to better analyse and monitor the enabling environment and cooperation landscape and to feed into future EU political and policy dialogue with public authorities as well as the EU services; To increase partnership between CSOs and the government, incl. provincial and local authorities.
ENTERPRISE - Enabling and empowering a business environment to establish and sustain income-generating and employment opportunities for vulnerable communities in Uva and Central Provinces OO: To contribute to improved socio-economic wellbeing of rural and estate communities in Uva and Central Province. SO: To support the development of an enabling and empowering business environment for establishing and sustaining income-generating and employment opportunities for vulnerable women, youth and their communities in Uva and Central Provinces.
EU GCCA+ Support to the Implementation of Sri Lanka's NDCs in the Industry Sector Reducing industrial GHG emissions and improving resource-efficient cleaner production in Sri Lanka
Capacity Development for Local Government (GDLG) Strengthen the capacities of local government authorities (LAs) to be inclusive, responsive and accountable, and be able to plan and deliver better services.
Get the Trolls Out! Monitoring and Combating Online Hate Speech and Disinformation Campaigns in Sri Lanka <p>The overall objective of this contract is to foster social cohesion in Sri Lanka by developing critical thinking skills among online audiences and building their resilience to harmful narratives propagated by social media. </p>
Reaching the Unreached Estates and Surrounding Communities on Equitable Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) for improved health and nutrition To improve health and nutritional status of marginalised and underserved communities living in 50 estates and 100 rural villages of Central Province (Matale & Nuwara Eliya districts) and Uva Province (Badulla & Monaragala districts) of Sri Lanka by increasing access to quality services for safe drinking water, sanitation and hygienic practices.
Activity under preparation Circular Economy in the Food Sector (CIRCULAR) - Transformation Contract related to: Circular Economy in the Food Sector (CIRCULAR) - Transformation   - The Action is part of EU¿s response to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and will contribute to promotion of a circular economy in the food sector.In response to the economic and food crisis in the short and medium-term, the Action will support initiatives that increase food availability for vulnerable people through more efficient distribution channels/mechanisms avoiding food waste and/or convert food waste into much needed farming inputs (organic fertiliser, animal feed, ¿) at a time these inputs are experiencing severe shortages on the market.The first specific objective will be to increase recovery, processing and supply of edible and safe food surplus and/or waste for the benefit of vulnerable consumers and/or food producers. In order to achieve this objective, with regards to sustainable reuse of food surplus and reduction of food waste, technical support and legal frameworks for standards and safe food reuse practices will be needed, and collaborative efforts and innovative models by the private sector and civil society encouraged (i.e. food banks, social supermarkets) and public-private partnerships explored. Mechanisms will also be put in place to use food waste for animal feed through enhanced segregation, and conversion into organic fertilisers, thereby promoting organic agriculture[1].In the longer-term, the second specific objective will be to enhance effectiveness of the sustainable production, distribution and consumption models related to food waste and single use plastic food packaging. This will contribute to EU¿s longer-term objectives aiming at reducing the impact on the environment and on climate change since food production, but also plastic packaging, transportation and disposal all contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. It will also contribute to reducing the negative impact of unsustainable plastic packaging on human and animal health and the environment. In order to achieve these objectives, businesses in the food industry will be encouraged to offer new products and services to reduce food waste by improving food stock management and to replace single use plastic in packaging based on innovation and technology. In this regard, different technical and vocational skills will be required and developed through the programme, leading to new employment opportunities. Access to sustainable finance and investment for new ¿greener¿ and circular production and services will be facilitated through a matching grant scheme.Awareness raising campaigns and incentives for consumer behaviour change will play an important role to ensure a transition towards more sustainable consumption, while Government policies and legal frameworks that need to be developed and implemented for a transformation to take place will be addressed mainly under EU¿s Green Policy Dialogue Facility approved under annual action programme (AAP) 2021.
Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka (SCOPE) This action seeks to advance social cohesion in order to contribute to a more inclusive, peaceful and prosperous society in Sri Lanka. As social cohesion demands an ¿all-of-society¿ approach, this will be done by working with diverse stakeholders from government, civil society and the private sector to achieve three results:1. Strengthened community and institutional resilience and capacities to prevent and counter violence and address intersectional discrimination and exclusion2. A strengthened pluralist, inclusive and fact-based non-discriminative discourse3. Increased incentives and opportunities for inter-ethnic collaboration and equitable access to resources for men and women in all their diversity and with a focus on the green economic sector.These results are intended to advance social cohesion by contributing to its three core dimensions of social relations, connectedness, and a focus on the common good (Bertelsmann Stiftung 2013). In order to ensure sustainability of the action, enhancing institutional capacities will be a guiding principle of this actions¿ intervention logic.Groups and persons living in vulnerable situations, such as women and youths from minority communities as well as persons with disabilities and LGBTIQ+ who are often subject to intersectional discrimination and exclusion, will constitute primary target groups. By contributing to more inclusive institutions and a more inclusive, peaceful and prosperous society, this action contributes to Sustainable Development Goals 16, 5, 8, 1 and 10. Moreover, it contributes to consequent fulfilment of economic and social rights, and gender equality, in line with Sri Lanka¿s international human rights commitments.Additionally, the action contributes to the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III thematic areas of engagement 1) Promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and women; and 2) - Ensuring freedom from all forms of gender-based violence.
AgriFI Country Window for Sri Lanka <p>The objectives of EDFI-AgriFI (Global Facility) are to increase the value-added, production and incomes of smallholder farmers in low and lower-middle income countries by investing in private sector enterprises that involve smallholder farmers, and/or contribute to the food security of the hosting country. Specifically, for the EDFI AgriFI Country Window for Sri Lanka, these objectives can be further elaborated as per the below structure: ¿</p>
EU Green Policy Dialogue Facility The action, the EU ¿Green Policy Dialogue Facility¿ will support Sri Lanka in developing and implementing its national multi-sector policies, reforms and interventions that are aligned with EU global policy priorities and initiatives promoting the external dimensions of the EU Green Deal and the Paris Agreement such as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Partnership, the European Sustainable Finance strategy and Green Bond initiative, the Global Alliance for Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency, and the Global Coalition for Biodiversity. The EU will aim at supporting national efforts in addressing the multi-faceted environmental challenges, in mitigating and adapting to climate change in most vulnerable areas, which has led to climate-induced migration. Within the framework of the European Investment Plan/EFSD+ (European Fund for Sustainable Development), the EU will mobilize finance (public and private) to expand the development of green infrastructures in the energy, water and waste sectors.The EU will also support the development of a circular economy, decoupling economic growth from obsolete carbon intensive polluting practices and unsustainable production and consumption behaviours, by harnessing the benefits of digital transformation, innovation and entrepreneurship. The EU will support the authorities and civil society to protect their rich land and marine biodiversity. As part of its green diplomacy, the EU will assist in this endeavour drawing upon its own experience and knowhow on green recovery and aim to ensure that the whole population, women, men, girls and boys in all their diversity, benefits from it as much as possible leaving no one behind, whilst contributing to global efforts.The focus on green policies will benefit above all SDG 17 (sustainable partnerships) as well as SDGs 7, 12, 13, 14 and 15 but also 4, 9. The Facility will support directly the preparation and then facilitate and monitor the implementation of the Green Recovery Team Europe Initiative. As part of a Team Europe approach, the Facility will most likely be complemented by additional initiatives from the following EU Members States, France, Germany and the Netherlands as well as the European Investment Bank and would participate directly in its governance structure. All EU partners might contribute jointly or in parallel through specific interventions which will be coordinated by the Facility.
Feasibility and identification of action on social protection in Sri Lanka <p>The EU is preparing a new Action on social protection as part of its MIP 2021-2027 under the priority area ¿An inclusive and peaceful society¿. Following an initial mapping of the sector using the&nbsp;significant material already available, including recent studies, the experts will assess where EU support could have a transformative impact.</p>
Upholding Rights of Minorities beyond Borders - South Asia Overall objective To promote, enhance and sustain civil society action in South Asia reinforcing principles of pluralism and multi-culturalism respecting freedom of religion and or belief based on principles of dignity, equality, non-discrimination and democratic rights. Specific objectives (a) To reinforce capacities and skills of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), organisations and networks in combating discrimination, intolerance and violence on the grounds of religion and belief (or non-belief)
Strengthening Public Financial Management and Accountability in Sri Lanka The program aims to strengthen PFM systems and capacity in Sri Lanka that will contribute to enhancing transparency, accountability and oversight in use of public funds. The programme will help better deliver fiscal management and public service.
EU GCCA+ Support to the Implementation of Sri Lanka's NDCs in the Industrial Sector The overall objective of the Project is to contribute to climate change mitigation through supporting the implementation of Sri Lanka's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for the industrial sector. The specific Project objective is to scale-up the climate change response of Sri Lankas industrial sector through the design and implementation of technical, policy, regulatory and financial tools and mechanisms to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, energy and resource efficiency technologies and best practices. The Project aims to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions through accelerating the uptake of innovative technologies, established best practices and methods for reducing carbon intensity and improving energy and resource efficiency performance of Sri Lankas industrial sector. Furthermore, this project is envisioned to contribute to long-term development gains such as capacity building of the government counterparts and empowerment of the project beneficiaries.
Let the Women Decide their Destiny (DESTINY) <p>Enhanced empowerment of 9,000 FSWs, DWs, and SWs and their children in Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Gampaha, Puttalam, and Colombo districts to cope with the negative impacts of the ongoing socio-economic crisis in Sri Lanka through the promotion of effective livelihood initiatives; legal, psychosocial, nutritional, educational support, and; collective advocacy efforts to protect and promote their socio-economic and political rights that have been alienated from them.</p>
Enhancing CSOs contribution to the advancement of the rights and living conditions of marginalized and war-affected communities in North Central and Eastern Sri Lanka Overall objective of the proposed Action is To contribute to inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development of marginalized and war-affected communities in North Central and Eastern Sri Lanka.The Specific objective is Strengthened Cooperatives promoting social inclusion and better services to marginalized women and men members representing their rights and entitlements.
EU-Srilanka Justice Reform programme (JURE) <p>The overall objective is to contribute to a more independent judiciary and an improved and responsive justice system in Sri Lanka. Outcome 1: Improved access to justice for all, in particular women, the poor and persons in vulnerable situations Outcome 2: Improved accountability, transparency, and credibility of the justice system Outcome 3: Improved efficiency and quality of justice</p>
Transforming Social Norms to Promote Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Northern Sri Lanka (TRANSFORM) The Overall Objective of the project is to enhance democracy and human rights in northern Sri Lanka through promotion and protection of gender equality, human rights, fundamental freedoms and justice.The overall objective will be achieved through the following Specific Objective: to enable 300 women and 100 men and to strengthen 18 Shared Advocacy Platforms in 5 districts in Northern Sri Lanka to transform social norms and structural barriers that continue to perpetuate gender-based discrimina
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Expenditure Verification for ACA/2017/385-950 Contract related to: Expenditure Verification for ACA/2017/385-950 - The proposed action targets the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the districts of Monaragala, Badulla in Uva Province and Nuwara Eliya and Matale in the Central Province.  The main objective ''supporting the transition from early recovery or socio-economic backwardness to more sustainable development in lagging districts, or to further consolidate emerging sustainable development, in a limited number of selected districts.
Strengthening civic space to resist disinformation and harmful narratives in Sri Lanka and the Maldives <p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Overall Objective</strong>: "a resilient and inclusive civic space that promotes and protects human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy in Sri Lanka and in the Maldives.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Specific Objective:</strong> HRDs, CSOs and independent media promote fundamental freedoms and push for a widened civic space online and offline, enhancing Sri Lankan and Maldivian audiences with access to relevant and reliable information.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">More specifically this 24 months Action aims to enhance Sri Lankan and Maldivian audiences¿ access to relevant and reliable information by strengthening literacy of civil society and media to detect and counter disinformation and hate speech and allow for pluralist voices to be heard online and offline which upholds fundamental freedoms. The Action rests on the assumption that capacitating media and CSOs with tools and approaches to detect, counter and cover harmful narratives and safeguarding content providers against emerging threats will result in robust space for public interest information to be produced and distributed to the benefit of the Sri Lanka and Maldivian people.</p><p><strong>Three Outcome</strong>s, focusing on 1) the skills and capacities of CSOs, HRDs, journalists and media to produce and distribute content that counters disinformation and hate speech; 2) safety and protection measures for journalists and other content producers, and 3) strengthening operational and financial capacity of partner and expand its operations to the Maldives, have been identified for this purpose.</p>