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Policy lobbying and advocacy

Corporate crime watch
Vigilance on policies of donor agencies on mega-projects

Conduct Alternative People's Tribunals(APTs) to get address real community problems


Campaign for sustainable development and environment management


Provide legal aid to poor and marginalized communities
Strengthen institutional linkages and strengthen local networks for lobbying
Build international linkages and assist in international lobbying
Document and preserve indigenous knowledge systems
Promote sustainable farming systems

Enhance community resilience through strengthening environment friendly livelihoods


Lobby for consumer rights


Work towards community based disaster risk reduction


Work on adaptive and reductive methods for ensuring climate stability


Work for the empowerment of women, youth and children


Rebuild disaster damaged communities


Work for peace through reconciliation processes


Lobby for the rights of persons with disabilities


Lobby for the rights of small scale farmers


 
 
 

The GMSL has over the years built up a very staunch and willing group of donor agencies to help us in our cause for a harmonious interrelationship between the earth and its inhabitants. The GMSL is very clear on its stance on those who help them in their efforts.

If the organization has the slightest indication that there is a lack of absolute transparency or ulterior and segmented motives behind a donor's generosity, then such an individual or organization is gently shown the door.

Those that are able to work with our unbendable identity with natural justice and reality, honor us by giving us a helping hand and we thank each and every single one of them for they are very special people in our lives.

The Greens march in the North Central Province on behalf of the communities of Eppawela
 

 

 
The DF of Norway has been a staunch ally in almost all Green Movement activites since the GM's inception way back in 1998. The activities that they provided financial aid for are :

The environmental vigilance group build up
Legal aid
Promotion of sustainable agriculture
Creating vigilance within consumer groups
Campaigns on environmental and consumer issues
Alternative people's tribunal
School programs
Information gathering and dissemination
The world conference on PRSP
Usage of indigenous knowledge for sustainable development

 
The GEFSGP funded the production of the "People's report on sustainable development" for the World Summit on Sustainable development in Johannesburg in 2004.

Provided funding for bio-diversity conservation, land degradation reduction and the control of greenhouse gasses. This funding lead to the formation of "Tharuna Mihisaraniya" also known as the "Green Brigade" in 2004.

  Programme to reduce the Flouride content of drinking water in the Eppawela area in order to make it safe for consumption.

  Oxfam funded the working group on IFI's watch as part of the policy lobby activities of the GMSL that included monitoring their activities, awareness campaigns, research and legal aid.

Australian Government
  The Australian government funded the refurnishing of the Sabodhi Home for the Disabled which was badly damaged by the Tsunamis of 26th December 2004. The GMSL rendered yeoman service to this institution at a time when the Sri Lankan government was locked in a never ending merry-go-round of political posturing.

  The Sahana Project, based in Maine, USA, used the sister-village concept to find funding for the GMSL's village building project at Kalametiya in the Hanbantota district which was completely destroyed by the tsunamis.

  The Oxfam Solidarity Group from Belgium has funded the GMSLs "WATSAN" project in East-Coast.

  The Cooperazione Internazionale has come forward to support our permenent house building projects in various parts of the country.

  The Irish humanitarian organization has funded some of our most crucial work in our immediate agriculture recovery program in the district of Hambantota.

  This is a Dutch non-political, non-religious organization that provides both emergency relief and long-term development assistance through partnership with local communities, government bodies and international organizations. They are funding for school building activities in Kalmunai as well as library equipments and computer infrastructure.

Community funding from Australia (Tsunami aid)   The various communities of Australia led by MP Ian Cohen gathered together funding that went a long way towards gap filling operations and relief work in the immediate aftermath of the Tsunamis.

Community funding from Japan(Tsunami aid)   The various communities of Japan gathered together funding post-Tsunami relief efforts lauched by the GMSL.

     
     
     
   

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