IRES Sri Lanka

22/07/2026

සේවක අර්ථසාධක අරමුදල (EPF) යනු ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ලක්ෂ සංඛ්‍යාත සේවකයන්ගේ විශ්‍රාම ජීවිතයට අදාළ වන විශාලතම ඉතුරුම් අරමුදලයි. එය වැඩ කරන ජනතාවගේ ශ්‍රමයෙන් ගොඩනැඟුණු අරමුදලක් වන අතර, එහි ආරක්ෂාව, කළමනාකරණය සහ ප්‍රතිලාභ පිළිබඳ සෑම සේවකයෙකුම අවධානයෙන් සිටීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය වේ.

පසුගිය වසර කිහිපය තුළ EPF අරමුදලේ ආයෝජන කළමනාකරණය, පොලී අනුපාත, රජයේ ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගත කිරීමේ බලපෑම්, පාරදෘශ්‍යභාවය සහ වගවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් විවිධ ප්‍රශ්න සහ මහජන සංවාද ඇති විය. එහෙත්, මෙම ගැටලු වැඩ කරන ජනතාවගේ ඉතුරුම්වලට කෙසේ බලපාන්නේද යන්න පිළිබඳ ප්‍රමාණවත් සමාජ කතිකාවක් සහ මහජන දැනුවත් කිරීමක් තවමත් දක්නට නොලැබේ.

තමන්ගේම ඉතුරුම් අරමුදල ක්‍රියාත්මක වන ආකාරය, එය ආයෝජනය කරන ආකාරය, ලැබෙන ප්‍රතිලාභ සහ එහි පාලනය පිළිබඳ දැනුවත් වීම සෑම සේවකයෙකුගේම අයිතියක් මෙන්ම වගකීමක් ද වේ.

මෙම වැදගත් කරුණු පිළිබඳ විග්‍රහ කිරීම සඳහා 'පුරවැසි හඬ' නාලිකාව ඔස්සේ විශේෂ සංවාදයක් සංවිධානය කළෙමු. එහිදී සේවක අර්ථසාධක අරමුදලේ වත්මන් තත්ත්වය, මෑතකාලීන මතභේද සහ ප්‍රශ්න, ඒවායේ ආර්ථික හා නීතිමය බලපෑම්, මෙන්ම පුරවැසියන් මේ පිළිබඳ දැනුවත් විය යුතු කරුණු පිළිබඳ ගැඹුරු සාකච්ඡාවක් පැවැත්විණි.

මෙම සාකච්ඡාව සඳහා IRES ආයතනයේ විධායක අධ්‍යක්ෂ මංජුල ගජනායක මහතා සහ Verité Research ආයතනයේ නියෝජ්‍ය අධ්‍යක්ෂ සංඛිතා ගුණරත්න මහත්මිය එක්වූහ.

සේවක අර්ථසාධක අරමුදල (EPF) යනු ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ලක්ෂ සංඛ්‍යාත සේවකයන්ගේ...

21/07/2026

🚨 Join the IRES Team!

Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES) is looking for a motivated and dedicated Accounts & Admin Assistant to join our growing team.

📌 Position: Accounts & Admin Assistant

Requirements:
✅ G.C.E. (A/L) with Credit Passes in Commerce
✅ Minimum 1 year of experience in a similar role within an NGO or the corporate sector
✅ Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
✅ Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
✅ Age below 30 years

📍 Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an immediate interview.

📧 Apply by Email: [email protected]
📅 Application Deadline: 31 July 2026

If you are passionate about contributing to an organization that promotes democracy, transparency, and good governance, we encourage you to apply today.

15/07/2026

At the invitation of the Government of the People's Republic of China, Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES), Mr. Manjula Gajanayake, delivered a lecture titled "South Asian Cooperation & the Case for Regional Agency" at a distinguished academic forum held in Kunming, China.

The lecture was presented under the central theme, "Implement the Four Global Initiatives and Work Together to Deepen the Building of a Community with a Shared Future," bringing together scholars and experts to discuss regional cooperation, shared development, and collaborative approaches to global challenges.

We extend our sincere appreciation to Mr. Shiyuan Yang for his kind support and hospitality throughout the visit.

01/07/2026

🎮🗳️ Play • Learn • Vote

IRES, in partnership with LIRNEasia, successfully conducted a Digital Voting Awareness Session featuring the "Play Learn Vote" interactive awareness game developed by LIRNEasia .

📍 On 30 June 2026, the Monaragala District programme was held at Little Rose Inn - Wellawaya, in collaboration with the Uva Wellassa Women Development Center.

The programme brought together a diverse group of youth participants, including school students, university students, undergraduates, and civil society actors. This diverse participation enriched the discussions by bringing together different perspectives and experiences on democracy, digital citizenship, and electoral participation.

The programme also featured a session by Manjula Gajanayaka, Executive Director of , who shared valuable electoral insights and facilitated engaging discussions throughout the programme, helping participants better understand democratic participation, informed decision-making, and the importance of active citizenship.

It was inspiring to witness the enthusiasm, energy, and active participation of the youth throughout the session. Participants engaged in meaningful discussions, collaborated with their peers, and explored democratic values, responsible digital citizenship, and informed voting through an interactive, game-based learning experience.

Together, we continue empowering young citizens with the knowledge and skills needed to strengthen democracy and promote informed electoral participation.

28/06/2026

🎮🗳️ Play • Learn • Vote

IRES, in partnership with LIRNEasia , successfully conducted a Digital Voting Awareness Session featuring the "Play Learn Vote" interactive awareness game developed by LIRNEasia.

📍 On 27 June 2026, the Kalutara District programme was held at Garden Beach Hotel, Kalutara, in collaboration with Asia Lanka Social Development Co-operation - ALSDC.

The session was enriched by the participation of Isuru Samaratunga, Research Manager at , who presented the research and evidence that informed the development of the Play Learn Vote game. His presentation provided participants with valuable insights into the research process and the importance of evidence-based voter education.

The programme also featured a session by Manjula Gajanayaka, Executive Director of , who shared valuable electoral insights and facilitated engaging discussions throughout the programme, helping participants better understand democratic participation, informed decision making, and the importance of active citizenship.

It was inspiring to witness the enthusiasm, energy, and active participation of the youth throughout the session. Participants engaged in meaningful discussions, collaborated with their peers, and explored democratic values, responsible digital citizenship, and informed voting through an interactive, game based learning experience.

02/02/2026

National Voters' Day – February 01

Source : Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Voter Registration Details : https://eservices.elections.gov.lk/pages/myVoterRegistration.aspx