Current projects undertaken by WIF are mainly of three categories. i.e. training and educational programmes on skills development focused at entrepreneurship and economic development, awareness programmes on social and personal aspects and networking sessions through workshops, forums, informal, unstructured gatherings, formal conferences for connectivity and sharing.
WIF also plans for future projects which are research, entrepreneurship, networking and awareness related ensuring highest impact.
FUTURE PROJECTS PLANNED
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“WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME”
This programme looks at enrolling women entrepreneurs and aspiring women entrepreneurs in batches and taking them through an entrepreneurship development programme and equipping them with the needed knowledge, skills and attitudes needed and them together developing a feasible business plan and raising funds for the plan and then implementing the project under the supervision and guidance of WIF. Further the programme also looks at providing the women with the market opportunities and networking by putting them in touch with the business and corporate leaders in Sri Lanka and the Region. Inquire for details and link to info.wifoundation@gmail.com
“WOMEN’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH”
This is organized as an ongoing project to gather women’s related information for use in the development activities. WIF will partner with Survey Research Lanka for the social and market research information.
The research projects will be organized into 6 key areas of concern.
Economic research
Violence against women
Sexual harassment related studies
Political participation studies
Single mother/parent studies
Personal factors impacting women such as perceptual mapping
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TALK SERIES - WOMEN’S PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHARING
WIF plans to organize a series of personal empowerment talks across the schools in Sri Lanka and aspects of self-awareness, visioning, self-leadership, marriage, employment and economic stability, violence against women and support network. This is planned to be conducted as a series of sessions for selected schools, community organisations delivered in piecemeal basis.
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
A conference to enable knowledge sharing, networking and opportunity creation on the three pillars of women’s empowerment and advancement. i.e. the economic, social and personal empowerment. A model conference that can be taken across the world. THE FIRST CONFERENCE TO BE PRESENTED 3rd and 4th DECEMBER 2019 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLOMBO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT. Download details