MARGA INSTITUTE

Current Projects

1. Assignment from ILO – Analysis of Nexus between Ageing Workforce and Labour Migration.
2. End of Project Evaluation of Youth Participation and Engagement for a Healthier, Equitable, Safer, and United Sri Lanka- Assignment from World Health Organisation Sri Lanka.

Recently Completed Projects (2018-2024)

1. Working with Civil Society Organizations to conduct critical research.
2. Establishing CSO Forums to discuss and resolve community issues.
3. National CSO Forum and soft launch of Guidebook and tool kit to conduct critical research.
4. Supported collaboration between civil society and legislators on critical policy research and conducted a forum on strengthening evidence-based policy-making.
5. Built social cohesion through Development Dialogues.
6. Official Languages Policy (OLP) Monitoring Centre.
7. The Marga study on the impact of the economic crisis on SMEs.
8. SDG Mainstreamed Mid Term Development Plans for selected Municipal Councils and Urban Councils in North, North Central, Eastern, and Uva Provinces.
9. Developed case studies on the early identification of the drivers of environmental-resource-based communal conflicts for preventive action.
10. Mapped data collection, analysis, and dissemination capacity of key justice sector institutions in Sri Lanka.
11. Designing and Conducting Focus Group Discussions for the New Youth Policy
12. Monitoring Online and Offline Media Platforms to assess their impact on minority communities
13. The Marga study on “system change”, public opinion on Executive Presidency
14. Marga Study on how Farmers are coping with Fertiliser shortage and transport issues
15. The Marga study on Urbanisation funded by Gamani Corea Foundation
16. Survey to measure and track the progress of compliance of Public authorities on Official Languages Policy
17. Survey on the Drivers and Barriers faced by SMEs in aligning with Responsible Business Practices in the COVID 19 Context for UNDP
18. NATIONAL LANGUAGES FUND (NLF)- Language Rights through cultural traditions for National Languages Equality Advancement Project (NLEAP)
19. Marga Study on Female Labour Force Participation funded by Gamani Corea Foundation
20. Marga Study on Secondary Education funded by Gamani Corea Foundation
21. Phone survey to ascertain the impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Development Centres (Pre-schools) for World Bank
22. Developing case studies on the provision of Seed Grants to Promote Inter-Community Collaboration and Social Cohesion for Asia Foundation
23. Political Economy and Gender Analysis of Community and Policy Interventions and Community Assessments of Spread of Hate Speech, Social Cohesion, and Preventing Violent Extremism for UNDP
24. Communication Tool kit for CSOs and CBOs to support freedom of religion and belief
25. Partnership Mapping and Gap Analysis with Key Stakeholders on Preventing Violent Extremism and Social Cohesion Related Policy Environments in Sri Lanka
26. Capacity building of Official Languages Commission staff in enhancing skills in research methodologies funded by NLEAP
27. Survey of purposively selected public institutions on compliance with official languages policy
28. Streamlining of indicators of the SGD 16 Results Framework (To streamline indicators, establish and verify baselines of the UNDP results framework of the SDG 16 portfolio)– For UNDP

Other projects completed

1. Early Child Development in Sri Lanka, Survey on pre-school education- For World Bank
2. Training programme on Research for OLC staff (Training on research methodologies)
3. “Language Resource Needs Assessment- Survey of 50 public institutions to ascertain the level of compliance with Official Languages policy.
4. Network Trade in South Asia Product Translation, Regional integration in South East Asia – for South Asia Network of Economic Research Institute (SANEI)
5. Research methodology in community Development Short Course for World Vision Staff
6. Early Child Education Studies in Sri Lanka for World Bank
7. Building Media and Civil Society Capacities for Budget Transparency  for World Bank
8. Empowering Youth to Bridge the Ethnic Divide Through School Twinning Programme- USAID
9. Compilation of bibliography of publication & provide guidance to secondary information on dry zone- For CARE International
10. Update the Directory on Profile of health related NGOs- For WHO
11. Study on the Search for a Sri Lankan Identity with Peace Building through the Application of core religious values and synthesis of relevant Local Indicators- For GTZ- FLICT
12. Consultancy on Development of a Proposal to understand University Student Unrest & Suggest Remedial Actions- Ministry of Higher Education
13. Policy Dialogues on Development Democracy and peace in the Eastern Province- Asia Foundation
14. Macroeconomic Impact of International Migration- SANEI
15. Inward remittances of migrant workers – For IOM
16. Study on tertiary education – For SANEI