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Awareness Program for Technical Officers on the Urban Development Authority Act

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An awareness program on the “Urban Development Authority Act” was recently conducted for Technical Officers of local government institutions in the Western Province. Held at the JAT Holdings Auditorium in Thalawathugoda, this program was conducted for officials in the Local Government Department of Western Provincial Councils with facilitation from the Federation of Sri Lankan Local […]

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Project Inauguration: Strengthening Revenue Generation Capacity of Local Councils in the Eastern Province

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The inauguration of the new project, Strengthening Revenue Generation Capacity of Local Councils in the Eastern Province, was successfully held recently in Batticaloa. This project aims to enhance the financial stability of local councils, especially considering the proposed 2029 fiscal reforms which will particularly the proposed 100% cut in salary reimbursement from the Central Government – proactive

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Establishing Lobby Groups In All Provinces To Gazette Women’s Advisory Committees in Local Councils

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FSLGA facilitated an island-wide Provincial-level discussions to establish and strengthen lobby groups of elected women members. Following these discussions, lobby groups are now established in all nine provinces to advocate for the enactment of the gazette notification mandating the establishment of Women’s Advisory Committees across local councils. The lobby groups are led by five office

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Drafting By-laws Related to Disaster Management in the Sabaragamuwa Province

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One of the most comprehensive activities was initiated under our “Enhancing Community Resilience on Climate Change and Disaster Management in Four Pradeshiya Sabhas in the Sabaragamuwa Province” project. Under this we successfully drafted three by-laws related to Climate Change and Disaster Management pertaining to four councils in the Sabaragamuwa Province. The Sabaragamuwa Province is a

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Abhimani Awards 2026- Celebrating Women in Local Governance on International Women’s Day

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“When women thrive, we all rise,” said the Honorable High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka, Isabelle Martin, at FSLGA’s Abhimani Awards 2026. Held at the BMICH, the event celebrated women leaders in local government in honor of International Women’s Day. The Honorable Commissioner’s speech recognized the integrity, strength, and innovation women bring to governance,

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Hosting the final Project Advisory Committee Meeting under the PMI-WILL Project

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A two-day stakeholder consultation for the PMI-WILL project was held in Colombo, bringing together key representatives from partner councils and provincial local government authorities. The program focused on presenting completed activities for Year 5 while outlining proposed plans for Year 6. Notable highlights included success stories from the mentorship program and the implementation of gender-responsive

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The Launching of Service Initiatives in the Gampola and Maskeliya

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Two separate service initiatives were launched in collaboration with the Gampola Municipal Council and the Maskeliya Pradeshiya Sabha to improve and construct better public facilities. Accordingly, in Gampola Municipal Council an inauguration was held of a service initiative which involved laying the foundation stone for improving the public toilet facility near the Gampola private bus

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Conducting Disaster Related First-aid Trainings for Communities

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Multiple community awareness sessions were conducted on the topic of “Disaster Related First-Aid and Life Saving Protocols”. Four of these sessions were done for communities in the Ayagama, Deraniyagala and Aranyaka divisions with the coordination of their respective Pradeshiya Sabhas andbDivisional Secretariats. The participants included people that were affected by the cyclone, Ditwah, as these

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Women in Governance and Service (WINGS)

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The Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities (FSLGA) successfully launched the WINGS (Women in Governance and Services) Project in Nuwara Eliya.The consultative session brought together senior elected women representatives to discuss challenges and identify capacity needs, strengthening their voice, leadership, and contribution to inclusive service delivery in local councils.This two-year initiative, supported by the

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