We were most Impressed with the set of  (draft) guidelines put together by the Civil Liberties and Public Policy program on the “Principles of Meaningful Youth Participation”. In our work in the sphere of youth-led development both in Sri Lanka and internationally, we have encountered two basic views among young people in their understanding of […]

Comes from the Daily Mirror :West responsible for cyclone in Burma.How fitting it was a direct quote by Champika Ranwaka. Do check out the comments section, this is confirming my increasing cynicism of democracy, I mean forget an informed electorate, d…

Young people in South Asia and in particular Sri Lanka are disillusioned with both mainstream and alternative spaces for political action says K.Guruparan speaking at the International Conference on Youth and Democracy in South Asia in Pune, India.
Guru was presenting a paper on youth participation in decision making and policy making processes using Sri […]

William Dalrymple, the historian and popular author has an insightful piece on the recent elections in Pakistan. He’s quite optimistic about the country’s future. Here’s a relevant excerpt:widespread publicity given to the [recent] crisis obscured the …