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April 11, 2025

International Women’s Day Celebration 2025

Honoring Women in Academia – Celebrating Leadership, Excellence, and Equality On March 12th, 2025, the University of Jaffna proudly hosted its International Women’s Day Celebration at the Hoover Auditorium, Faculty…
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April 11, 2025

First-Year Agriculture Students Engage in Gender Equity Awareness Session at CGEE

On November 7th, first-year students from the Faculty of Agriculture had the opportunity to visit the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) at the University of Jaffna. The session…
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April 11, 2025

ONE BILLION RISING 2025 & GESI Catalyst Vol.1 Launched at University of Jaffna

The University of Jaffna proudly hosted the ONE BILLION RISING 2025 event in a spirited call for gender equality and social justice. Held alongside the official launch of "GESI" Catalyst…
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January 7, 2025

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

The Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) at the University of Jaffna, in partnership with the Women's Education and Research Centre (WERC), organized a powerful campaign to highlight the…
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January 7, 2025

Campaign for Sign Language Recognition and Equality

On 18th December 2024, an awareness campaign advocating for the recognition of sign language as an official language and the rights of individuals with hearing impairments was held at Kilinochchi…
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January 7, 2025

2nd International Research Symposium on Gender Equity and Equality

The 2nd International Research Symposium on Gender Equity and Equality (IRSGEE 2024), organized by the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) at the University of Jaffna, was a landmark…
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November 6, 2024

‘VIYOMAM’ Pre-Symposium Workshop

The Center for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) of the University of Jaffna organized the “Pre-Symposium Stakeholders’ Workshop” on 30th September 2024 at Saraswati Hall, as part of the lead-up…
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November 6, 2024

Inauguration of the second batch of the certificate course in women’s studies

On October 11th, 2024, the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), in collaboration with the Staff Development Centre (SDC) of the University of Jaffna and the Women’s Education and…
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September 5, 2024

Empowering Education: CGEE (UOJ) Completes First Phase of Book Distribution to ‘Amma’ Library

CGEE (UOJ) completed the first phase of book distribution to the 'Amma' library in Paranthan, Kilinochchi, at Dharmam. A step towards supporting education and empowering the local community. We are…
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April 19, 2024

Women’s Day Celebration in Mullaitivu District – 2024

The Centre for Gender Equity and Equality, University of Jaffna in collaboration with the Indian Embassy, Divisional Secretariat Mullaitivu, Puthkkudiyiruppu Divisional Secretariat office, Mullaitivu District Secretariat office, and OfRR Ceylon…