Inter-departmental debate competition was organized by the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality, Uva Wellassa University to familiarize the students with the concepts of Gender Equity and Equality. There were three rounds in the competition and the final round of the competition was held on 8th October 2021 with the participation of Vice-Chancellor as the [...]
As per the activity plan 2019 for the centre for Gender Equity and Equality of UvaWellassa University, a capacity building workshop was conducted from January 3 to 5, 2020 at the university premises. An awareness program on ‘gender equity and equality’ was conducted on the first day of the three days’ workshop. Parallel training sessions [...]
A Forum Theatre Session’ on ‘Pregnancy by Choice; Not Chance’, jointly organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), UvaWellassa University for the students ofUvaWellassa University was successfully conducted on October 03, 2019 from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm at the MLT of the university with [...]
Three days’ workshop on ‘Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)’ which was organized by the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), UvaWellassa University for the staff members and first- and second-year students of the University was successfully conducted from October 15, 2018 to October 17, 2018 at the University premises. Prof. Camena Gunaratna, Department [...]
The workshop on ‘Gender Equity and Equality” organized by the center for Gender Equity and Equality, Uva Wellassa University was successfully conducted from September 18, 2017 to September 20, 2017 at Riverside Holiday Inn, Badulla. The awareness workshop was organized as an initiative step to create gender sensitive environment within the university community. This workshop [...]
A scholarship was awarded for Dr. A.P Henagamage, Director, CGEE by the Government of India to undergo a training program on ‘Gender Issues in the world of work’ which was conducted by V.V Giri National Labour Institute, Uttar Pradesh, India under ITEC/TCS of Colombo Plan program from December 4, 2017 to December 22, 2017.
Opening ceremony of the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality was held on February 22, 2018 at the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality with the participation of the Vice Chancellor, Uva Wellassa University as the chief Guest and other invited academic and administrative officers.
University Grants commission with the assistance from Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka has developed a mobile application to be used in emergency situations which may arise due to the threat of ragging or other forms of violence both within and outside the university premises. It has been developed in such a [...]
As per the decision taken at the meeting with ICTA officials on ‘Piloting the Emergency Safety App’ on February 17, 2018 at Uva Wellassa University, task force members were appointed to monitor the progress of the Emergency Safety Mobile App. Task force members were categorized under two levels (level 1 and level 2) based on [...]
A technical session was conducted between the level 1 of the task force members including IT team and ICTA officials on piloting of “Emergency Safety Mobile App” on May 21, 2018.
