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CaFFE launches 'Janani' in Matale district to enhance digital literacy of new women councillors

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September 16, 2025

'JANANI', the initiative conducted across 15 districts in 2023 and 2024 (prior to the local authorities poll) by the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) to enhance the digital literacy of female councillors of local authorities and help them stay safe online was well accepted and a tremendous success.

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CaFFE launches 'Janani' in Matale district to enhance digital literacy of new women councillors

With a large number of first-time female councillors having been elected to local authorities at the last local authorities poll, CaFFE has heeded the many requests received and with the generous financial support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka will conduct the program in the 10 districts which were left out in the first phase.

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