Projects

2025 -

Ongoing

Capacity and Resilience Building of Women-led Businesses

Chrysalis is implementing the “Capacity and Resilience Building of Women-led Businesses” project under the national initiative “Pathways to Peace: Realizing the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security in Sri Lanka.” Funded by the Government of Japan in partnership with UN Women, the project strengthens women’s economic resilience and leadership. Through training in product development, financial literacy, marketing, and business mentoring, women entrepreneurs gain the skills and confidence to build stronger, more sustainable businesses. Beyond economic empowerment, the project integrates a vital social cohesion and peacebuilding component. It equips women with tools for conflict analysis, negotiation, mediation, and community-based conflict resolution, enabling them to play active roles in fostering peace and unity within their communities.

Implementation

This initiative is conducted in partnership with UN Women, with support from the Government of Japan, and implemented in collaboration with the Women’s Bureau of Sri Lanka and the District Secretariats of the selected districts.

Chrysalis leads two major components of the project:

Women’s Economic Empowerment — building entrepreneurship and financial capacity through tailored business training and mentoring.
Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding — enhancing women’s roles in mediation, negotiation, and local conflict resolution.

These components together address both the economic and social dimensions of sustainable development.

Beneficiaries

129 women per district

Key Outcomes

Strengthened capacity and leadership among women-led enterprises.
Improved business, financial, and marketing skills.
Increased access to resources and networks for women entrepreneurs.
Enhanced resilience against socio-economic challenges.
Greater participation of women in peacebuilding and social cohesion initiatives.

Supporting Donors & Partners

This project aligns with Sri Lanka’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, promoting economic inclusion and peacebuilding at the grassroots level.

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