Samasevaya

A well established Sri Lankan organisation, Samasevaya works to promote peace through development and by raising awareness.

Overview

Samasevaya works for peace, democracy, and human rights through development. It helps to strengthen the peace process in the country and aims to further the acceptance of peoples' right to peace and development, and to strengthen civil society’s contribution to conflict transformation. Through their programmes they have been able to unite people to work for peace and so to make their voices heard.

Having conducted peace-related work for over twenty years, they have realised that for a lasting, powerful impact on a national level, the country needs a peace movement that unites and covers the entire island. Currently they have independent entities working for peace through isolated initiatives, but their work would be more effective if these organisations unite and work as a single body.

The peace programs conducted have to show to politicians that the benefits of peace far outweigh those of war, thus making them understand that any action towards conflict transformation will secure more votes than actions prolonging the conflict.

What Services Are Provided?

• Training;
• capacity building;
• volunteers;
• psycho-social healing for refugees;
• peoples’ mobilisation for peace.
  

Geographical Area of Operation

Sri Lanka

Funding Resources

• Unicef;
• UNFPA;
• Water and Sanitation Board;
• MIVA-Netherlands.
  
  

What Further Information Would You Like?

New techniques for peace building; other countries' experiences of conflict transformation.

What New Contacts Would You Like To Make?

Organisations that work, fund, and provide technical knowledge and facilities for peace building and conflict transformation initiatives.

Associated Organisations

National:

• National NGO Council of Sri Lanka;
• National Peace Council of Sri Lanka;
• Peoples Peace Front;
• Sri Lanka Family Planning Association;
• Sri Lanka Wildlife Trust;
• IDEA;
• SLCDF.
  

International:

• International Peace Bureau-Switzerland;
• World Organisation of NGOs- USA;
• Micro Credit Summit Campaign-USA;
• Development Support Group-USA;
• Women World Summit Foundation- Switzerland.