In a joint effort to combat technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) against female candidates in the 2025 Local Government Elections, IFES and the Kalutara Elections Office organized the Bold “HER” program.
The program was open to female candidates from all political parties contesting in the Kalutara District, with participants representing the Kalutara Municipal Council, Kalutara Pradeshiya Sabha, Beruwala Pradeshiya Sabha, Beruwala Urban Council, and Dodangoda Pradeshiya Sabha.
Communication Strategist and Social Activist Vimukthi Dushantha served as the program’s main resource person, and Mahesh Dayanath, Development Officer at the Kalutara Elections Office also participated. The program was held yesterday (19) at the Kalutara District Secretariat.