Challenge
The majority of children are living rural areas. Economic difficulties have had a negative economic and social impact in the many vulnerable children families in Sri Lanka. We identified to address these factors through effective interventions; child protection and participation, child abuse and neglect, exploitation sexual violence, corporal punishment, discrimination, early onset drugs use, Inclusive safe environments, psychological supports, poor access to Education, malnutrition, and WASH.
Family Wellbeing Centre focuses to protect the rights for every child to live learn, play and grow up healthy and safe in Sri Lanka. When making decisions on children, we must hear their views. We all give children the opportunity to meaningful voice their own concerns and participation to improve their wellbeing.
We strengthen the child protection system within supportive family and community environments that protect them with safe and equal access.
Goals
Lead to creation of an enabling positive environment for improving the lives of most vulnerable children and their families.
Specific Objectives
Challenge
The use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs are specific challenge for families.
Family wellbeing Centre is part of leading the change free from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs use through our innovative interventions with scientific evidence in Sri Lanka.
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is major obstacle for development and improving wellbeing within families. Factors are most associated with domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, poverty, low education, social isolation and mental health problems.
Goals
Programme goal is to mobilize people to live freely from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs use.
Specific Objectives
Challenge
Majority of people connects with social media use that contributes negatively to stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. It leads sleep deprivation and affecting the quality of personal relationships. We help balance screen time to manage their good online habits for overall wellbeing.
As FWC helps and involves to awareness of online privacy and security that protect personal information and avoid online threats such as hate speech, extremist ideologies and cyber bullying. Through digital wellbeing media literacy programme, we improve online community skills to engage in activism through online safety practices for overall wellbeing in the digital age.
Goals
To mitigate negative impacts and empower people to make good choices, healthy relationships and responsive citizenship in the digital age.
Specific Objectives
Challenge
Vulnerable families face the key challenges, such as income instability, lack of access to financial services, limited skills in income activities, gender inequality, cultural and social norms, lack of market access, and lack of saving, health care challenges, food insecurity and malnutrition.
HES programme is to reduce poverty, improve livelihoods and enhance the overall wellbeing of vulnerable communities. We support vulnerable families in generating additional income through skills trainings, entrepreneurship and agriculture initiatives.
Goals
Mitigate socio-economic wellbeing vulnerabilities within families through household economic approach.
Specific Objectives