by john | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
UNDP assigned the Marga Institute to conduct a Political Economy and Gender Analysis of Community and Policy Interventions and Community Assessments of Spread of Hate Speech, Social Cohesion and Preventing Violent Extremism. Marga Team comprises of Ms Myrtle Perera,...
by john | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
National Languages Equality Advancement Project (NLEAP) provided a grant to Marga Institute to carry out a one and half year programme to promote language rights in five districts. Marga Institute will train Language /Reconciliation Societies in Colombo, Kandy,...
by john | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Marga Institute partnered with Magic Mango to create content for a Communication Tool Kit to counter hate/harmful speech. The one and half year programme consists of six elements- Monitoring mainstream media and social media to identify harmful/hate speech,...
by root | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Marga Institute is currently monitoring mainstream media and social media to identify instances of harmful/hate speech. Monitoring of harmful/hate speech on social media was assigned to Popkorn (PVT) Limited. Following the planning meeting and discussions on...
by root | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We developed a course on Research Methodology for the National Police Commission. The training programme covered subjects such as research basics, research questions, literature, and theory, research design, sampling, modes of observations, secondary data, qualitative...
by root | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Marga Institute was assigned the task of streamlining the indicators of UNDP Sustainable Development Goal 16 Results Framework, collect data to establish and verify baselines. The Marga Consulting Team consists of Asoka Gunawardena (Team Leader), Myrtle Perera, Asanga...
by root | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Marga Institute signed an agreement with National Languages Equality Advancement Project (NLEAP) to provide technical assistance to Official Languages Commission to conduct thematic surveys in connection with effective monitoring of the implementation of official...
by root | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We launched Marga 2.0 an education and training platform on the 17th of April 2020 with an introductory session via Zoom. Dharshan Cooray, one of our young consultants was the chief architect and designer of the training delivery model. The objective of Marga 2.0 is...
by root | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We conducted an online training programme for the first time for UNDP programme staff and operational staff on Negotiation Skills on Zoom platform. This was conducted in three-hour sessions on four days between 21st and 24th of April 2020. Dr Nirmal de Silva, one of...
