Celebrating the successful pilot stage of Sunera Foundation workshops in the up-country tea plantations, performances were staged, on 3 April 2007 at the BMICH, Colombo by persons with disability from Sunera’s workshops in Hatton and Maskeliya. This was followed by an open forum. Lively participation from a cross-section of civil society highlighted the need for greater awareness on the human rights of people with disabilities. The bilateral programme of the British High Commission funded the pilot project.
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is funding the next two-year phase to conduct 12 weekly workshops, establish 2 Street Theatre Groups and stage major performances.
This project has expanded our work of psychosocial support to persons living with disability in the up-country region of Sri Lanka.
This region faces unique disadvantages in key areas such as health, education, access to justice and fundamental rights. Our workshops empower disabled youth in this region, through creative expression.