Although universities can play a crucial role in shaping state policies, they often do not receive the attention they deserve in practical government decision-making. To address this issue, universities need to actively engage in ongoing dialogue and collaboration with policymakers and other stakeholders. While academic research and recommendations are valuable, they must be communicated effectively to policymakers. The challenge lies in recognizing that political considerations and various practical constraints may take precedence over purely academic or research-based findings.

PACT aims to mainstream the concept of pluralist coexistence within a rights framework and take it to a wider constituency. It is a long-term intervention, the continuation of several previous interventions, with funding support from Misereor and supplemented with funding from the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).

WOICE capacitates, mentors, and strengthens a group of 42 female super activists (selected sub-national female civic leaders) involved in the ongoing movement to reform the state structure and introduce a system change in its 15-month programme. This initiative provides an opportunity to develop the framework of a more just and inclusive society in which the rights of political participation and decision-making power by women of all ethnic and religious groups are strengthened. These super activists represent the districts of Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Matara, Monaragala, Kegalle, Ratnapura, and Gampaha.