Social Cohesion and Reconciliation Activity (SCORE) Quarterly Report (October-December 2018)

The activity is implemented by Global Communities in partnership with the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, the Association for War Affected Women, and Shanthiham Association for Health and Counselling. SCORE has a three-year duration, from July 2018 to June 2021, with a total award amount of $9,999,946. SCORE's purpose is to foster a shared and inclusive Sri Lankan identity, reduce socio-economic and political disparities, and enhance community resilience through community-driven development and reconciliation projects. The activity focuses on four priority districts, where SCORE provides training, technical assistance, and facilitation to local officials to implement reconciliation-related policies and improve gender-sensitive service delivery. SCORE's approach emphasizes building horizontal relationships within and across communities and networks, as well as vertical relationships between communities and the government. The activity aims to leverage social capital for increased resilience and a vision of shared identity, while maximizing feedback loops and coordination between citizen/CSO-led and government-led initiatives. The activity has identified target communities in four priority districts, where SCORE provides training, technical assistance, and facilitation to local officials to implement reconciliation-related policies and improve gender-sensitive service delivery. SCORE also provides psychosocial services to support participation by conflict-affected populations. During the reporting period of October-December 2018, SCORE undertook various activities to achieve its objectives. The activity provided training to local officials on reconciliation-related policies and improved gender-sensitive service delivery. SCORE also facilitated the implementation of reconciliation-related policies and improved engagement with all identity groups in their constituencies. SCORE's results framework includes three sub-purposes: promoting a cohesive Sri Lankan identity, reducing socio-economic disparities and exclusion, and enhancing community resilience. The activity has achieved significant results in these areas, including increased access to psychosocial and trauma healing services, improved economic opportunities for marginalized communities, and strengthened local governments and community-based organizations. The activity has also identified priorities for the next reporting period, including increasing access to psychosocial and trauma healing services, improving economic opportunities for marginalized communities, and strengthening local governments and community-based organizations. SCORE's theory of change emphasizes the importance of facilitating systematic and constructive interaction across diverse identities to address grievances and misperceptions, fostering inclusive and transparent collaboration to improve equitable access to services and socio-economic opportunities, and enhancing community resilience through community-driven development and reconciliation projects. Overall, SCORE's activities and results demonstrate its commitment to advancing social cohesion and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. The activity's focus on building horizontal and vertical relationships, leveraging social capital, and maximizing feedback loops and coordination between citizen/CSO-led and government-led initiatives has contributed to its success in achieving its objectives.