Opportunities & Trainings

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducts workshops for youth to improve their political literacy and as an effort to promote democracy at provincial level. To this end, the SLPI conducted the Uva province workshop on 11th June 2022 where 20 youth participants engaged with the awareness on Parliamentary Procedure. The main session was conducted by Mr. Manjula Gajanayake,  Executive Director, Institute […]

The Sri Lanka Press Institute’s youth awareness workshop series titled ” A Strong Parliament for a Democratic Tomorrow” takes place as a province-wide initiative to promote democracy and political literacy among youth. The Central Province workshop was held on 28th May 2022 with 38 youth participants.  Senior Lecturer Mr. Hakeem Abubackar and Mr. Manjula Gajanayake, Executive Director, Institute for

The Sri Lanka Press Institute The Sri Lanka Press Institute in (SLPI) in partnership with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) conducts the program “Just the Facts: Investigative Journalism in Pursuit of Truth and Transparency” to equip Sri Lankan journalists in building capacity on investigative reporting skills. The SLPI and ICFJ hosted the training program on

The Sri Lanka Press Institute in collaboration with UNESCO and the European Union hosted an event to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day 2022 on the global theme “Journalism under Digital Siege” at the BMICH, Colombo on 4th May 2022. Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka Mr. Eric Falt,

The Sri Lanka Press Institute conducts  a workshop series for youth titled “A Strong Parliament for a Democratic Tomorrow” to promote democracy and political literacy among youth groups. The Sabaragamuwa Province workshop was held on 7th May 2022 with 20  participants from Kegalle and Ratnapura districts. The workshops commenced with discussions on the Parliamentary procedure and