RTI – Removed the accumulated garbage!

Mr. N. M. Rasic, from Akkaraipattu had an issue that accumulation of garbage near his surroundings. Nearly 10 families and a school get affected due to the bad smell and the mosquitoes due to the garbage accumulation. From 20th May 2017 he together with other house owners made a complaint to the Medical Officer of
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Training Program On RTI – Matara

On the 27th February 2018 a training program on RTI was conducted for the Information officers, Designated Officers and other officials from various public authorities in the Matara District. The program was geared towards instilling a receptiveness to open governance, accountability and public participation in government processes in the officials present. A video clip of
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RTI Press Conference, RTI One Year On: Citizens’ Perspective

The 3rd of February 2018 marked one year of the implementation of the RTI Act. Recognising the achievements of the past year TISL held a press conference on the 2nd of February 2018 at the Sri Lanka Foundation at 3.00p.m.  The panellists for the conference were Sankhitha Gunaratne, Tushani Kandilpana, Nishantha Preethiraja, Vinodini Balasubramanium, Sellan
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RTI Street Drama in Trinco

On the 28th of September the RTI campaign team took to the streets of Trincomalee to raise awareness on RTI.  The campaign saw a drama group performing a short skit on RTI gathering a large audience. The drama took on the form of a short and comedic narration of several individuals’ quest to receive information
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Press Release on One Year of RTI

Tomorrow (3rd February 2018) marks one year since the Right to Information (RTI) Act became operational in Sri Lanka. While there remain challenges to overcome, the engagement of citizens in using RTI to hold authorities accountable as well as to resolve problems of a personal nature has been extremely encouraging. Both uses have resulted in
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RTI Awareness Campaign – Colombo (2nd Day)

Priya, Navodhanie, Hiran and Sanjit constituted the team for the day. The locations covered were Colpetty market Fort Railway Station Wellawatte On the final day, the team had to overcome bad weather and heavy traffic throughout the day, which forced a reevaluation of the day’s target locations. The team’s first stop was the Colpetty market,
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RTI Awareness Campaign – Colombo

The final leg of the RTI campaign was in Colombo. The team comprised Sankhitha, Priya, Navodhanie, Hiran and Sanjit. The locations covered were Narahenpita Maharagama Nugegoda Kohuwela The first location covered was the Labour Department in Narahenpita. The RTI truck was positioned outside, and the team engaged members of the public who were entering and
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RTI Awareness Campaign – Ampara (2nd Day)

The same team continued on Day 04. They were assisted by local contacts Naushadh and __. The locations covered were Addalachenai Akkaraipattu Kalmunai Bus Stand In Addalachenai, the team divided responsibilities in order to be more productive. A workshop was scheduled for trainee teachers at the National College of Education; this workshop was conducted by
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RTI Awareness Campaign – Ampara

The team from TISL comprised Priya, Vinothini and Sanjit. The locations covered were: Ampara town Uhana Maha Oya The first location for the day was Ampara Town. As the Main Bus Stand was deserted, the strategy of distributing dockets was continued, and the RTI truck was also positioned at a busy junction. The team also
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RTI Awareness Campaign – Matara (2nd Day)

The TISL team on the second day consisted of Sankhitha, Sujith, Navodhanie, Hiran and Sanjit. The locations covered were: Deniyaya Kotapola Morawaka Pitabeddara Akuressa The first location for the day was Deniyaya, which was very remote and required a long drive from Matara town. Both Sinhala and Tamil language dockets were distributed at this location,
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