LSEG Foundation and Leonard Cheshire helps disabled women in northern SL
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Revathy Rugmini, Regional Representative – South Asia, Leonard Cheshire (left) handing over the partnership agreement to Sara Sadoon, Associate Manager – CSR & Sustainability, LSEG Sri Lanka (right).
LSEG (The London Stock Exchange Group) Foundation has provided Rs. 13.6 million to help support, upskill and provide meaningful employment to disabled women in Northern Sri Lanka, on a project that was recently completed.
The initiative was in partnership with UK-based charity Leonard Cheshire, an international charity that supports people with disabilities through inclusive education, employment and community programmes, LSEG said in a media release. The project which started in June 2021 was recently completed.
The initiative titled ‘Access to Livelihoods’, began in June 2021 and was a six-month programme designed to increase access to livelihoods for up to 200 women with disabilities, considering their circumstances, barriers to livelihoods, risks and opportunities. At the core of this model was the Livelihoods Resource Centre (LRC), a one-stop-shop where beneficiaries were supported at each stage of their journey including health assessments, psychosocial support, career guidance, vocational training and employment support.
Additionally, the programme worked towards creating family and community awareness, providing assistive devices for participants, referral services and career guidance, vocational training, business skills training and start-up support, as well as conducting recruitment drives, job placement and follow-up support while working with corporates and the government to conduct sensitisation programmes.
Some 174 women with disabilities were supported by the project, 65 of whom have already attended skills development training. Key project activities such as vocational/self-employment training, sensitisation workshops with employers and government authorities took place.
The project follows a study conducted in Jaffna by Leonard Cheshire, whose main goal is to create a fair and inclusive world, where children and adults can live, learn and earn as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.
Commenting on this initiative, Shanaka Abeywickrama, Head of Internal and Site Communications – APAC, LSEG, said: “Changing lives for the better is at the heart of LSEG Foundation and we firmly believe that everyone deserves the chance to fulfil their potential regardless of what barriers they may face, and we are delighted to partner with Leonard Cheshire to help these women do just that.”
Head of Trusts and Philanthropy at Leonard Cheshire, Christine Neubeiser said: “The ‘Access to Livelihoods’ project has been carried out for nearly 13 years. Over the years, we have been able to work alongside corporates such as LSEG in improving livelihoods and providing opportunities to people with disabilities.”
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