Current Projects

Promoting Integration of Peace and Ecology (PIPE)- CAFOD- PCA has started a new project titled as PIPE with the support of CAFOD since 1^st of February 2023. This project will be lasting for 24 months. PCA will be working with 3 divisions of Ampara district. Goal of this project is peace building through integral of ecology and bringing inter connected practices and promoting holistic approach towards sustainable peace.

 

Strengthening Transformation, Equality, Participation and Sustainability (STEPS)- CAFOD- PCA has started a new project titled as STEPS with the support of CAFOD since 1^st of August 2022. This project will be lasting for 24 months. PCA will be working with all 20 divisions of Ampara district.

Recent Projects

Youth Creating Humanity Action through Nonviolent, Gathering and Empowerment (Y-CHANGE)- HELVETAS.

 

ACTIVE (Advocacy for Community Transitional Initiation Voice and Empowerment) – CAFOD.

 

TRF (Truth & Reconciliation forum)- ISD

Past Projects

SMART (Sri Lankans Mobilized to Achieve Reconciliation and Transformation)- SFCG- This project will help Youth from Ampra and Matara distict to build relationship and supporting youth to carryon development activities with new vision with their local community.

TRUST (Truth & Reconciliation through Unity & Transformation) – USAID- The objective of the project is to build the capacity of the local community leaders and government officers and enable them to plan their development process with the collaboration of government officers and to create a integrated mechanism.

YFPA/M (Youth for Peace Ampara/ Matara) – USAID – This project will work on an in-depth and sustainable manner with selected 36 youths in Matara & Ampara. The Youths will become leaders and practitioners of non – violence. The project will enable the young group to enhance their knowledge and skills to promote peace and cohesion among different ethnic and religious communities. Funded by Spice.

EAVA (Equal and Active Voices in Ampara)- CAFOD – A new project to empower communities in three divisions of Ampara with Tamil, Sinhala and Muslim majorities, through peace building working, CBO creation and improved links with local government (2013-2016)

Intercommunity Understanding Project – CAFOD – To improve democratic and peace processes in Matara through CBOs, joint action plans with government, problem solving forums, and cultural exchange with people in Ampara (2009-2014)

Strengthening capacity of union leaders of tea estate trade unions – World Vision – PCA is leading the peace building and conflict sensitivity capacity building components of World Vision’s project to empower tea estate workers in NuwaraEliya District (2013-2014)

Promotion and protection of human rights and democracy through a stronger Sri Lankan civil society – EU-EIDHR – To build capacity of local and community organisations in Matara, Colombo, Ampara, Batticaloa, Puttalam, Trincomalee, Vavuniya and Jaffna through learning and cultural exchange, and to raise local issues nationally through coalition building, awareness raising and prioritizing of LLRC recommendations at district level (2010-2013)

Active Citizenship Programme – British Council – To create young leaders who bring about positive change through social action in Ampara district. The project promoted community cohesion through intercultural dialogue and volunteering. (2010-2013)

Recover to Serve (ArbeiterSamariter Bund Deutschland).
Work with community groups to improve conflict prevention, crisis management and peace building in Ampara, Batticaloa, Galle, Hambantota and Matara districts (2009-2012)

Justice for Community (ASB).
Promotion of open and democratic society in Ampara and Batticaloa, improving the collective voice of vulnerable people (2009-2011)

Peace Sri Lanka (Helvetas).
To form village level co-existence committees, build capacity, and develop sustainable mechanisms to work together in Irakkaman, Uhana, Sammanthura, and Navilianvely DS divisions in Ampara (2010-2011)

Global XchangeProgramme (Ampara and Lancashire UK; Ampara and Northern Ireland UK).
Enabling community and personal development, and cultural understanding (2010-2012)