Subcommittees are local a community of people just like you, who have an interest in what is happening around them.
They are eager to learn about their rights and responsibilities, their environment, their government, their economies, and what affects the quality of their lives, and they want to be able to make a difference.
They want to bring about positive change in this country. They want to face its challenges and take effective action.
Citizens need to engage with governments to ensure that their rights are protected and their aspirat...
Citizens need to understand the geopolitical forces that affect their environment and be able to mon...
All around the civilised world, gender equality is at the heart of the move towards better society. ...
Youth are the leaders of tomorrow. They need to be informed, guided and shaped so that they reach th...
We believe that in order to understand each other and to live in harmony with other cultures and rel...
Have you ever wanted to go out and change the world, fight injustice, stand up for your rights, and make a difference? Have your yearned for your voice to be heard? But you didn’t know where to start?
Citizen Councils are local a community of people just like you, who have an interest in what is happening around them. They are eager to learn about their rights and responsibilities, their environment, their government, their economies, and what affects the quality of their lives, and they want to be able to make a difference. They want to bring about positive change in this country. They want to face its challenges and take effective action.
Citizenslanka.org is the webportal of Sri Lanka’s Citizen Councils. We bring you the stories that matter, from all over the island. We help you join ranks and make a difference. With us you will address injustice, corruption, poverty and intolerance and the social ills of this nation so as to bring about the change you want to see.
Citizens need to engage with governments to ensure that their rights are protected and their aspirations reached. The role of the Good Governance SubCommittees of Citizen Councils are as follows: To provide information about the role of institutions serving the people eg The Police, DS, Family ...
Citizens need to understand the geopolitical forces that affect their environment and be able to monitor and hold their governments accountable in this regard. Environmental justice needs to be upheld as integral to human rights. “When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed, the last river...
All around the civilised world, gender equality is at the heart of the move towards better society. Children are the citizens of the future, they should be cherished protected and guided. See what the citizen’s councils are doing to empower women and to safeguard children. “Our children have a ...
Youth are the leaders of tomorrow. They need to be informed, guided and shaped so that they reach their maximum potential. The youth of Sri Lanka in particular have suffered much due to revolution and intolerance, and yet it is within their hands that lie the greatest potential for understanding, re...
We believe that in order to understand each other and to live in harmony with other cultures and religions, we must first respect people’s mother tongue. Read about the official language policy of Sri Lanka and make a PLEDGE to respect language rights. “If you talk to a man in a language he un...
