Beyond Borders

Project name: Creating spaces for young people to activiely engage in peace building
Project Outreach: Colombo, Kandy
Period of implementation: 01.04.2009 – 30.09.2010
FLICT Contribution:  Rs. 1,685,500.00

Expected Outcomes:
1. An informed, empowered and active youth citizenry.
2. To have organized a seminar on governance issues specially targeting youth, collectively identify governance issues of concern and encourage campaigns.
3. Strengthening of public discourse on peace and governance related issues through Forum Theatre, and create avenues through youth forums by which young people can engage with influential civil society and political figures.
4. To have created an action group of young people in Kandy (or another urban location) with an interest in taking action in peace and governance issues to support and compliment the work of Beyond Borders.

Programme Officer: Marisa Fernando