PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

606023

Primary Business Area

Environment, Social and Governance

Disclosure Date

Jan 31, 2022

Country

Sri Lanka

Region

South Asia

IFC Approval Date

Jul 1, 2021

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$568,249.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Feb 15, 2026

Project Estimated Start Date

Jun 16, 2021

Project Estimated End Date

Dec 31, 2023

Project Description

The project is aiming to scale up the business case for gender equality among more Sri Lankan companies and to develop the capacity of a local partner to continue to support Sri Lankan businesses to foster gender equality after IFC exits. The project will work with at least 30 private sector firms across the project activities, with sector and firm level activities, to achieve the objective of helping companies to better recruit, retain and promote women, and to address the potential negative impacts of C-19 on women’s employment in Sri Lanka. It will do this through at least one peer learning platform (component 1), firm level deep-dives utilizing the EDGE tool and to create new childcare solutions for clients (component 2), as well as through new knowledge products to provide the evidence base for creating respectful workplaces and addressing bullying and harassment in the workplace in Sri Lanka (component 3).

Development Results

E&S Risks / Impacts and Mitigation